Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                
                                                                              

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of      Small Companies    
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       Dividend Trust Plc 
                                                                              

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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 the     Funds under the management of    
notification obligation:                     Midas Investment Management Ltd  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Pershing Nominess Ltd            
from 3.):                                                                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction and date on which 15 September 2011                
the threshold is crossed or reached:                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:            15 September 2011                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or       3 per cent to 7 per cent         
reached:                                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              


 

8. Notified details:                                                          
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Class/type   Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering       
of           previous          transaction                                    
shares       to the triggering                                                
             transaction                                                      
                                                                              
if possible  Number   Number   Number    Number of voting   % of  voting      
using        of       of       of shares rights             rights            
the ISIN     Shares   Voting                                                  
CODE                  Rights   Direct    Direct    Indirect Direct  Indirect  
                                                                              
GB0006615826 599,243  599,243  1,181,851 1,181,851          7.27%             
                                                                              

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights      
                               Period      acquired if the                    
                                           instrument is                      
                                           exercised/ converted.              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments                                                                   
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of         Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of       % of voting    
financial       price    date       Conversion voting          rights         
instrument                          period     rights                         
                                               instrument                     
                                               refers to                      
                                                                              
                                                               Nominal  Delta 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                              
1,181,851                           7.27%                                     
                                                                              

 

 

 

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

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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:                                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
14. Contact name:                                   David Rodrigues           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
15. Contact telephone number:                       0161 228 1709