Holding(s) in Company (3996I)

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RNS Number : 3996I

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

14 June 2011

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc 3.5% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): Sale of CULS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)

Advance Developing Markets Fund Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv)

Nortrust Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)

9 June 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 June 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)

Less than 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
 Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN    Number of   Number of 
 CODE                                                shares      voting rights 
 CULS 
  GB00B5KVCW36                                      2,178,838   2,178,838 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of        Number of           Number of                  % of 
shares if             shares            voting rights         voting rights (x) 
possible using 
the ISIN CODE 
CULS                 Direct           Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
 GB00B5KVCW36         N/A              N/A        (xi)        Less        N/A 
                                                  N/A         than 
                                                              3% 
 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of           Expiration     Exercise/       Number of        % of voting 
 financial          Date (xiii)    Conversion     voting rights     rights 
 instrument                        Period/ Date   that may be 
                                   (xiv)          acquired if 
                                                  the instrument 
                                                  is exercised/ 
                                                  converted. 
 N/A               N/A            N/A             N/A              N/A 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of         % of 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        voting rights 
 instrument                           period       rights          (xix, xx) 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
 -            -          -            -            -            Nominal   Delta 
                                                                -         - 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
  N/A                       Less than 3% 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Advance Emerging Capital Ltd is investment manager to Advance Developing Markets Fund Ltd

14. Contact name:

Valerie MacKenzie

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4136

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