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Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC01 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Hiscox plc and subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them HSBC Global custody Nominee (UK) Ltd (2,000,000 C Shares)Hiscox plc (3,000,000 C Shares) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 5,000,000 C Shares 6. Percentage of issued class 18.67% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NIL 8. Percentage of issued class NIL 9. Class of security C Shares of £1 10. Date of transaction 27 February 2006 11. Date company informed 28 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 5,000,000 C Shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 18.67% 14. Any additional information 2,000,000 of the 5,000,000 C shares beneficially owned by Hiscox plc and its subsidiaries are held by New Street HiscoxInternational Growth Fund 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Charles Mearns 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification For Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary Date of notification 1 March 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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