Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company

Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company
For filings with the FSA include the annex 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
The Alliance Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes
Other (please specify):   No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership, Elliott Associates L.P
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
2nd March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:6th March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
Below 17%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights x
DirectDirect xiIndirect xiiDirectIndirect
GB00B11V7W9852,881,891

 
52,881,891

 
52,881,891

 
52,881,891

 
 11.63071%  
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise priceExpiration date xviiExercise/
Conversion period
xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 
% of voting rights xix, xx

 
         

 
NominalDelta
   

 
CFD over Ordinary Shares
GB00B11V7W98
      23,500,970

 
5.16874%  

 
         

 
   

 
 

 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rightsPercentage of voting rights
76,382,86116.79946%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
 
 
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:
The decrease in percentage shareholding notified in this form is a result of:

 
  1. Alliance Trust's acquisition of its own shares as announced in the RNS's of 2nd and 3rd March 2017 reducing the number of outstanding shares of the company.
     
  2. A reduction in the disclosable interest of Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers) as announced in the Alliance Trust RNS of 3:38pm, 2nd March 2017
14. Contact name:Michael Cross
15. Contact telephone number:0203 009 1305

George Renouf
Alliance Trust PLC 
Telephone: 0131 322 3357




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Source: Alliance Trust PLC via Globenewswire

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