Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMBARS TIDMBARE TIDMBARU 
 
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to 
which voting rights are attached (ii): 
 
BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd 
 
(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( x ) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached: ( ) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments: ( ) 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) 
 
Other (please specify) : ( ) 
 
 
(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
 
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 
 
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
n/a 
 
(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
 
8 February 2012 
 
(6). Date on which issuer notified: 
 
9 February 2012 
 
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
4% 
 
(8). Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): denominated shares of 
no par value - GBP JE00B2PXDB91, USD JE00B2PXNQ43, Euro JE00B2PXNC07 
 
Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi): 
Number of Shares - JE00B2PXDB91: 669,495 
Number of Shares - JE00B2PXNQ43 - 91,043 
Number of Shares - JE00B2PXNC07 - 6,789 
Number of Voting rights - JE00B2PXDB91 (viii): 1,004,242 
Number of Voting rights - JE00B2PXNQ43 (viii): 91,043 
Number of Voting rights - JE00B2PXNC07 (viii): 8,825 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii): 
Number of shares: 
Direct - JE00B2PXDB91: N/A 
Direct - JE00B2PXNQ43: N/A 
Direct - JE00B2PXNC07: N/A 
Number of voting rights (ix): 
Direct - JE00B2PXDB91 (x): N/A 
Direct - JE00B2PXNQ43 (x): N/A 
Direct - JE00B2PXNC07 (x): N/A 
Indirect - JE00B2PXDB91(xi): 780,186 
Indirect - JE00B2PXNQ43 (xi): 69,471 
Indirect - JE00B2PXNC07 (xi): 6,281 
 
% of voting rights: 
Direct JE00B2PXDB91: N/A 
Direct JE00B2PXNQ43: N/A 
Direct JE00B2PXNC07: N/A 
Indirect - JE00B2PXDB91: 4.23% 
Indirect - JE00B2PXNQ43: 0.38% 
Indirect - JE00B2PXNC07: 0.03% 
 
 
B. Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii): 
 
Type of financial instrument: 
 
Expiration date (xiii): 
 
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): 
 
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ 
converted: 
 
% of voting rights: 
 
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments 
(xv), (xvi) 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
 
Type of financial instrument: 
 
Exercise Price: 
 
Expiration date (xvii): 
 
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii): 
 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 
 
% of voting rights (xix) (xx): 
 
 
Nominal: 
Delta: 
 
Total (A + B + C): 
 
Number of voting rights: 855,938 
 
% of voting rights: 4.64% 
 
 
 
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
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: 
 
N/A 
 
(14). Contact name: 
 
Mrs K V Higgins 
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 
Secretary 
 
(15). Contact telephone number: 
 
020 7743 1089 
 
 
9 February 2012 
 
 
 
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