Notification of Interest

Dolphin Capital Investors Limited 07 September 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares MERRILL LYNCH UK DYNAMIC FUND INCREASES SHAREHOLDING 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Dolphin Capital Investors Ltd shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Royal Bank of Scotland plc as Trustee of obligation: the Merrill Lynch UK Dynamic Fund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 5th September 2007 crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6th September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Gone above 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares Triggering transaction if possible using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting Rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect VGG2803G1028 25,460,768 25,460,768 26,829,835 26,829,835 N/A 5.18% N/A B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 26,829,835 5.18% 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: 15. Contact telephone number: ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Royal Bank of Scotland plc as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Dynamic Fund Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone number 020 7743 4653 Other useful information (at least legal representative Siobhain Cox for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name BlackRock, Inc Contact address 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone number 020 7743 4653 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Thomas Hone with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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