Holding(s) in Company

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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

N/A 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Midas Capital plc 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

See details in section 9 below 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed  or reached if different) (v):

27/10/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31/10/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

16%

8. Notified details:

N/A 

Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation  previous to the  Triggering  transaction (vi)

Resulting situation  after the triggering  transaction (vii)

GB0031652745

Number  of  Shares

Number  of  Voting  Rights (viii)

Number  of  shares

Number of voting  rights (ix)

% of voting  rights

Direct

Direct (x)

Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect

3,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

4,000,000

N/A 

16.49%

N/A 

Type of  financial  instrument

Expiration  date (xiii)

Exercise/  Conversion  Period/ Date (xiv)

Number of voting  rights that may be  acquired if the  instrument is exercised/ converted

% of voting  rights

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

4,000,000

16.49%

CF Midas Balanced Income Fund - 4,000,000

(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392513)

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 rights:

N/A 

13. Additional information:

iimia plc, Miton Asset Management and Midas Capital Partners Ltd are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc. 

14. Contact name:

Helen Craig 

15. Contact telephone number:

01392 475972