Holding(s) in Company

Oryx International Growth Fund Ld
16 October 2007



TR-1(i): 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):
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( No )

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: ( Yes )

Other (please specify) : ( No )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
12 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding increased through 28% due to conversion of 2,160,000 issued C shares
into 746,949 Ordinary Shares.

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)
'C' Shares                       
Sedol: B17SDZ9                  2,200,000                           2,200,000
                  
Ordinary Shares
Sedol: 0663016                  6,368,741                           6,368,741

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if     Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares      rights (ix)          rights
CODE
                                        Direct (x)  Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)
'C' Shares                  
Sedol: B17SDZ9              Nil         Nil                  Nil

Ordinary Shares
Sedol: 0663016              7,115,690   7,115,690            28.67%



B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
7,115,690                                    28.67%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Not Applicable

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:
None

14. Contact name:
Jenny Hogg

15. Contact telephone number:
0207 747 5681




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