19th Mar 2007 17:40
Rathbone Brothers PLC19 March 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Rathbone Brothers PLC ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting | ||rights are attached | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|Other (please specify): Implementation of Transparency Directive | x |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |AEGON UK Group of Companies ||notification obligation: | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on | ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19th March 2007 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|8. Notified details: | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+---------------+----------------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction||of shares |previous to the| || |Triggering | ||if possible |transaction | ||using the +-------+-------+---------+---------------------+--------------------+|ISIN CODE |Number |Number |Number of|Number of voting |% of voting rights || |of |of |shares |rights | || |Shares |Voting +---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+| | |Rights |Direct |Direct x |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+------------+-------+-------+---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+|GB0002148343|n/a |n/a |1,531,929|1,531,929 |- | 3.62%| 0.00%|+------------+-------+-------+---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|1,531,929 | 3.62%|+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of: || ||AEGON Asset Management UK plc || ||AEGON Investment Management UK ltd. || ||AEGON ICVC |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |AEGON UK Group of Companies |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of: || | || |AEGON Asset Management UK plc || | || |AEGON Investment Management UK ltd || | || |AEGON ICVC |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Richard Loader |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |020 7399 0000 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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