29th Feb 2008 17:00
City of London Investment Group PLC29 February 2008 City of London Investment Group PLC ("the Company") Notifiable Interest A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by theCompany. TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: City of London Investment Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Hargreave Hale Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): For Discretionary Clients 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 28 February 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7if possible usingISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B104RS51 1,130,155 1,130,155 1,348,905 1,348,905 5.0374% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Conversion Period/ rights that may be Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,348,905 5.0374% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 700,000 of these shares are for unit trusts operated by Marlborough FundManagers Ltd, for which Hargreave Hale manages the investments on adiscretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of otherdiscretionary clients. 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: The TVR figure used to calculate the percentage is 26,777,800 14. Contact name: David Clueit 15. Contact telephone number: 01253 754739 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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