21st Feb 2014 07:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:  | PLUS500 LTD  | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):  | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights  | X  | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  | ||||
Other (please specify):  | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:  | HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED  | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):  | DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS  | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:  | 19 FEBRUARY 2014  | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified:  | 20 FEBRUARY 2014  | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:  | 5%  | |||
8. Notified details:  | ||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | ||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE  | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||
NumberofShares  | NumberofVotingRights  | Numberof shares  | Number of votingrights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||
Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
IL0011284465  | 5,539,249  | 5,539,249  | 5,754,550  | 5,754,550  | 5.0088%  | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments  | ||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Expirationdate  | Exercise/Conversion Period  | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.  | % of votingrights  | ||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  | ||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Exercise price  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
  | % of voting rights 
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  | Nominal  | Delta  | ||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C)  | ||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | Percentage of voting rights  | |||||||||||||
5,754,550  | 5.0088%  | |||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:  | ||
5,700,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.  | ||
Proxy Voting:  | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder:  | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:  | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:  | ||
13. Additional information:  | ||
14. Contact name:  | David Clueit  | |
15. Contact telephone number:  | 01253 754739  | |
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