Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMNST TIDMMDS 
 
RNS Number : 8424Z 
New Star Financial Opp Fd Ltd 
29 September 2009 
 

 
 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                               | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the          | New Star Financial Opportunities  | 
| underlying issuer of existing shares to   | Fund Limited                      | 
| which voting rights are attached:         |                                   | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):      | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           |   X    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which  |        | 
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which       |        | 
| voting rights are attached                                            |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic       |        | 
| effect to qualifying financial instruments                            |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                      |        | 
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| Other (please     |                                                   |        | 
| specify):         |                                                   |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to      | Midas Capital plc                 | 
| the notification obligation:              |                                   | 
|                                           |                                   | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        | See section 9.                    | 
| different from 3.):                       |                                   | 
|                                           |                                   | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date       | 22 September 2009                 | 
| on which the threshold is crossed         |                                   | 
| or reached:                               |                                   | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:         | 29 September 2009                 | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed       | Increase to above 12%             | 
| or reached:                               |                                   | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                               | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous      | Resulting situation after the triggering                  | 
| of           | to the triggering       | transaction                                               | 
| shares       | transaction             |                                                           | 
| if possible  |                         |                                                           | 
| using        |                         |                                                           | 
| the ISIN     |                         |                                                           | 
| CODE         |                         |                                                           | 
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|              | Number      | Number    | Number      | Number of voting      | % of voting         | 
|              | of          | of        | of          | rights                | rights              | 
|              | Shares      | Voting    | shares      |                       |                     | 
|              |             | Rights    |             |                       |                     | 
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|              |             |           | Indirect    | Direct    | Indirect  | Direct   | Indirect | 
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| Ord 25p      | 4,290,000   | 4,290,000 | 4,590,000   | -         | 4,590,000 | -        | 12.04%   | 
| Shares       |             |           |             |           |           |          |          | 
+--------------+             +           +             +           +           +          +          + 
| GB0003286837 |             |           |             |           |           |          |          | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                              | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                             | 
|                                                                                  | 
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| Type of          | Expiration | Exercise/      | Number of voting | % of voting  | 
| financial        | date       | Conversion     | rights that may  | rights       | 
| instrument       |            | Period         | be               |              | 
|                  |            |                | acquired if the  |              | 
|                  |            |                | instrument is    |              | 
|                  |            |                | exercised/       |              | 
|                  |            |                | converted.       |              | 
|                  |            |                |                  |              | 
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|                  |            |                |                  |              | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                 | 
| Instruments                                                                                   | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                          | 
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| Type of       | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/  | Number of      | % of voting             | 
| financial     |          |            | Conversion | voting         | rights                  | 
| instrument    | price    | date       |            | rights         |                         | 
|               |          |            | period     | instrument     |                         | 
|               |          |            |            | refers to      |                         | 
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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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| 4,590,000                                 | 12.04%                            | 
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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 392513 - 3,790,000.           | 
| iimia Investment Trust - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 178055 - 600,000.           | 
| CF Miton Select Assets Portfolio - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 391998 - 200,000. | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                 | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:             | N/A                               | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder  | N/A                               | 
| will cease to hold:                       |                                   | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease | N/A                               | 
| to hold voting rights:                    |                                   | 
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| 13. Additional information:               | Midas Capital Partners Ltd, Miton | 
|                                           | Asset Management Ltd and iimia    | 
|                                           | Plc are all subsidiaries of Midas | 
|                                           | Capital Plc                       | 
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| 14. Contact name:                         | John Bradley                      | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:             | 0151 906 2462                     | 
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