Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

The Throgmorton Trust PLC

(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: (X)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Weiss Capital LLC

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Brookdale International Partners LP, Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund (i)

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached) (v):

13 July 2009

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

15 July 2009

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):

9%

i = Weiss Capital LLC is the Investment Manager of Brookdale Global Opportunity
Fund and the Manager of Brookdale International Partners LP.

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary Shares -
GB0008910555

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 7,006,936
Number of Voting rights: 7,006,936

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares:
Direct: 6,731,936
Number of voting rights:
Direct (xi): 6,731,936
Indirect (xii): 0

% of voting rights:
Direct: 8.17%
Indirect: 0


B. Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument: CFD

Exercise price: N/A

Expiration date (xvii): N/A

Exercise/Conversion period (xviii): N/A

Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 1,128,543

% of voting rights (xix, xx)

Nominal: 1.37%

Delta: 1

Total (A + B +C):

Number of voting rights: 7,860,479

% of voting rights: 9.55%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Brookdale International Partners LP: 6.57%

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 2.97%

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:

N/A

(14). Contact name:

Mrs K Higgins
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 1089


15 July 2009