27th Jul 2007 14:55
Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC27 July 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 notification obligation: Barclays PLC. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 17-July-2007. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27-July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% to 6%. 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0007392078 147,135 147,135 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of votinguse ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 149,535 0 149,535 0.00 6.08 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 149,535 6.08 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: Nariman Ghandhi 15. Contact telephone number: 0207-415-4130 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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