Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1114M
HSBC Global Absolute Limited
18 January 2008




TR-1:            NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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

HSBC Global Absolute Limited


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          ( X )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC 


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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC 

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
 

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

31st December 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17th January 2008

 

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

10%
 

8. Notified details:

N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

  1p Ord               2,020,545              2,020,545
GB00B03GH474           




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

1p Ord               N/A               N/A        2,020,545       N/A       10.07%
GB00B03GH474           







B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

2,020,545                     10.07%



 

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd  10.32%



*Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.
 



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:

COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 0000





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