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                            Yes 
 
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   Advanced UK 
(iii):                                                              Trust Plc 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):         Nortrust 
                                                                    Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is    28 April 2009 
crossed 
or reached if different) (v): 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 29 April 2009 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     Above 4% 
 
8. Notified details:                                                   N/A 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 Class/type of       Situation       Resulting situation after the triggering 
     shares         previous 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) 
 
Ordinary Shares  78,725   78,725   415,418  415,418            4.47% 
 
  GB0002974375 
 
 
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 
 
415,418                                 4.47% 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are 
effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
N/A 
 
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      N/A 
rights: 
 
13. Additional information:                                   Progressive 
                                                              European Markets 
                                                              Limited is 
                                                              investment 
                                                              manager to 
                                                              Advance UK Trust 
                                                              Plc. 
 
14. Contact name:                                             Mr A Lee, 
                                                              Cavendish 
                                                              Administration 
                                                              Ltd (Company 
                                                              Secretary) 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                 020 7490 4355 
 
 
 
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