30th May 2007 14:16
Prodesse Investment Limited30 May 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii):Prodesse Investment Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) Other (please specify) : 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Income Fund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v):24 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:29 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:Increased from 3% to 4% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODEGB00B06FN106 Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) 862,000 862,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODEGB00B06FN106 Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) 1,250,000 1,250,000 N/A 4.43% N/A B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights1,250,000 4.43% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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:Thomas Hone 15. Contact telephone number:020 7743 2098 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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