Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMDDIT 
 
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): 
 
The Directors' Dealing Investment Trust plc 
 
2. Reason for the notification                                        State 
                                                                     Yes/No 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             X 
 
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 
 
Other (please specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation   Funds under 
(iii):                                                                 the 
                                                                  discretionary 
                                                                  management of 
                                                                      Laxey 
                                                                    Partners 
                                                                     Limited 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):       Credit Suisse 
                                                                     Client 
                                                                   Nominees UK 
                                                                     Ltd and 
                                                                     Vidacos 
                                                                    Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is    14 April 2009 
crossed 
or reached if different) (v): 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 15 April 2009 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     Under 5% 
 
8. Notified details:                                               6.92% on 9 
                                                                   April 2009 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 Class/type of   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering 
     shares              to                      transaction (vii) 
  if possible      the Triggering 
 using the ISIN   transaction (vi) 
      CODE 
 
                  Number   Number    Number  Number of voting    % of voting 
                    of       of        of      rights (ix)         rights 
                  Shares   Voting    shares 
                           Rights 
                           (viii) 
 
                                     Direct  Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect 
                                               (x)     (xi) 
 
  GB0002974375   643,029   643,029    nil      nil             0.00% 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of 
  financial    date (xiii)      Conversion      rights that may be     voting 
 instrument                 Period/ Date (xiv)    acquired if the      rights 
                                                    instrument 
                                                   is exercised/ 
                                                     converted 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
 
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights 
 
Nil shares                              0.00% 
 
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: 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting 
rights: 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
 
 
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