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Equity Partnership Inv Co PLC25 March 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: The Equity Partnership Investment Company Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) 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 (specify): Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas Capital Partners Ltd(06/03/08) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Midas Capital plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) See section 9 below 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 06 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Over 5% 8. Notified details: N/A A. Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code) ISIN: GB0030735483Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringtriggering transaction transactionNumber Number of Voting Number of Number of voting % of votingof Rights shares rights rightsShares Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectN/A N/A 1,585,000 1,585,000 N/A 7.66% N/A B. Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/Date exercised/ converted rightsN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights1,585,000 7.66% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: CF iimia Income Fund(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 949170) - 760,000 CF iimia Growth & Income Fund(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 949169) - 825,000 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 rights: N/A 13. Additional information: iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners are allsubsidiaries of Midas Capital plc 14: Contact name: Helen Craig 15. Contact telephone number: 01392 475972 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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