Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4660M

Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC

29 January 2009

 



APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: 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):

    Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

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

Brewin Dolphin Limited

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

n/a

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

26/01/09

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

28/01/09

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

    13%

8.     Notified details:

n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (viii)
Ord GBP0.25 GB0008769993	5,270,324	5,270,324

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
Ord GBP0.25 GB000876999	n/a	Direct (x) n/a	Indirect (xi) 5,185,859	Direct n/a	Indirect 12.9108%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 5,185,859

% of voting rights 12.9108%

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

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Charities Limited                         7,322       0.0182%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited                                     270,456        0.6733%

Indirect - Giltspur Nominees Limited                                 3,177,858        7.9116%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited         16,785        0.0418%

Indirect - North Castle Street Nominees Limited                     3,400        0.0085%

Indirect - BDS Nominees Limited                                      1,400,687        3.4872%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited a/c Charity                  172,043        0.4283%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited a/c Offbond                 137,308        0.3419%

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:

Figures based on shares in issue of 40,166,950

The Indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

14.     Contact name:

Charles Mearns

15.     Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4132

 

END

 

 

HOLUKUURKKRAUAR