5th Aug 2008 14:59
Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC
("Advent" or the "Company")
Notification of major interests in shares
Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC announces that it received the following notification pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC 2. Reason for the notification: Other (please specify): We are no longer including in our aggregate notifiable holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, acting as custodian for its customers, because of the application of the custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Goldman, Sachs & Co. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 31 July 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 August 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% 8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00B2QBXL27 |
2,421,590 |
5.96% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial Instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Below 3% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: We hereby notify you that as at the close of business on 31 July 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.
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:
General email contact: [email protected]
14. Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone number: 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774-8774
5 August 2008
For further information please contact:
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Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC |
Tel: 020 7743 8200 |
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Trevor Ambridge Chief Financial Officer |
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Giuseppe Perdoni |
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Company Secretary |
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Neil Ewing |
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Investor Relations |
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Fox-Pitt, Kelton |
Tel: 020 7663 6000 |
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Simon Law |
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Jonny Franklin-Adams |
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Pelham Public Relations |
Tel: 020 7743 6362 |
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Polly Fergusson |
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Damian Beeley |
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