19th Mar 2007 15:49
Merchants Trust PLC19 March 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing The Merchants Trust Plcshares 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: Existing Positions requiring disclosure under the new Disclosure and Transparency X Rules. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lloyds TSB Group plcobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Lloyds TSB Registrars Savings Nominees Limited5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is n/acrossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16th March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: n/a 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transactionif possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005800072 77,276 77,276 4,009,338 0.074% 3.864% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,086,614 3.939% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: 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: 14. Contact name: Kirsten Salt 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7065 1513 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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