Holding(s) in Company

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
31 March 2008




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



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

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 ( )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached    ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                            (X)

Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas Capital Partners Ltd



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

Midas Capital plc



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

Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392474   460,000
Bank of New York Nominees a/a 392199   300,000




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

Merger on 06 March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 March 2008



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

Over 5%


8. Notified details:

Not applicable




A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

Situation previous to the    Resulting situation after the triggering
triggering transaction       transaction

(if possible using 
the ISIN code)
                             Number    Number of Voting     Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
                             of        Rights               shares       rights                rights
                             Shares
                                                            Direct       Direct     Indirect   Direct  Indirect

Ordinary                                                    760,000      760,000               5.08%
Shares
GB0007922338








Subtotal A
(Based on 
aggregate
voting rights)







B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/Date   exercised/ converted               rights

Not applicable




       Subtotal B (in relation to all expiration dates)






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
                              
760,000                           5.08%






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


CF Miton Special Situations Portfolio   460,000
(Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392474)


CF Miton Cautious Income Portfolio      300,000
(Bank of New York Nominees a/a 392199)






Proxy Voting: Not applicable


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:

iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners are all
subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc




14: Contact name: 

J.R. KAYE



15. Contact telephone number: 

020-7012 2430





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