Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMHCP TIDMMDS 
 
RNS Number : 4614E 
Hotel Corp (The) PLC 
21 December 2009 
 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 
 
 
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| For filings with the FSA include the    | 
| annex                                   | 
| For filings with issuer exclude the     | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                            | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  | The Hotel Corporation    | 
| existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   | plc                      | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            | Yes      | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result   | No       | 
| in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are |          | 
| attached                                                               |          | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       | No       | 
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| Other (please specify):______________                                  | No       | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to   | Midas Capital Plc                        | 
| notification obligation:               |                                          | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     | See section 9 below                      | 
| different from 3):                     |                                          | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on    | 17/12/2009                               | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                          | 
| reached if different):                 |                                          | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 18/12/2009                               | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Was 17.38%, Now 16.93%                   | 
| reached:                               |                                          | 
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| 8: Notified Details                                                                                         | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous     | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                | 
| of shares    | to the triggering      |                                                                     | 
| If           | transaction            |                                                                     | 
| possible     |                        |                                                                     | 
| use ISIN     |                        |                                                                     | 
| code         |                        |                                                                     | 
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|              | Number of  | Number    | Number    | Number of voting       | Percentage of voting           | 
|              | shares     | of        | of        | rights                 | rights                         | 
|              |            | voting    | shares    |                        |                                | 
|              |            | rights    |           |                        |                                | 
+              +            +           +           +------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
|              |            |           |           | Direct     | Indirect  | Direct              | Indirect | 
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| GB00B01H4N01 | 8,658,333  | 8,658,333 | 8,433,333 | n/a        | 8,433,333 | n/a           | 16.93%         | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                             | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 | 
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| Type of       | Expiration    | Exercise/     | No. of voting        | Percentage of | 
| financial     | date xiii     | conversion    | rights that          | voting rights | 
| instrument    |               | period/date   | may be               |               | 
|               |               | xiv           | acquired (if         |               | 
|               |               |               | the                  |               | 
|               |               |               | instrument           |               | 
|               |               |               | exercised/converted) |               | 
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| n/a           | n/a           | n/a           | n/a                  | n/a           | 
|               |               |               |                      |               | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                   | 
| Instruments xv, xvi                                                                             | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                            | 
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| Type of    | Exercise   | Expiration | Exercise/  | Number of voting  | % of voting             | 
| financial  | price      | date xvii  | Conversion | rights instrument | rights xix,             | 
| instrument |            |            | period     | refers to         | xx                      | 
|            |            |            | xviii      |                   |                         | 
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|            |            |            |            |                   | Nominal    | Delta      | 
+            +            +            +            +                   +------------+------------+ 
|            |            |            |            |                   |            |            | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                               | 
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| Number of voting rights              | Percentage of voting rights          | 
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| 8,433,333                            | 16.93%                               | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or   | 
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                | 
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| CF Midas Income Fund      | Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c     | 2,903,333 | 
|                           | 392513                                |           | 
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| Segregated Account        | Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c     | 500,000   | 
|                           | 156547                                |           | 
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| CF Midas Growth Fund      | Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c     | 3,000,000 | 
|                           | 392512                                |           | 
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| Segregated Account        | Roy Nominees Ltd a/c 570060           | 1,000,000 | 
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| Midas Income & Growth     | State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XCE3    | 680,000   | 
| Trust                     |                                       |           | 
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| Segregated Account        | Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c     | 200,000   | 
|                           | 318901                                |           | 
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| Segregated Account        | Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c     | 150,000   | 
|                           | 254905                                |           | 
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| Segregated Account        | Roy Nominees Ltd a/c 570035           | 0         | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                               | 
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:            | n/a                                  | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy    | n/a                                  | 
| holder will cease to hold:           |                                      | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will  | n/a                                  | 
| cease to hold voting rights:         |                                      | 
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| 13. Additional information:          | Midas Capital Partners Ltd & Miton   | 
|                                      | Asset Management Ltd are both        | 
|                                      | subsidiaries of Midas Capital Plc    | 
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| 14 Contact name:                     | John Bradley                         | 
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| 15. Contact telephone name:          | 0151 906 2462                        | 
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