Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1540D

Oryx International Growth Fund Ld

10 September 2008

 



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):

4/09/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   9/09/09

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

29%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares  IL0010898463	7,106,284	7,106,284

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
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares  IL0010898463	7,106,284	7,106,284		29.45%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
7,106,284	29.45%

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

  N/A

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:

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc and Mr C Mills are deemed to be acting in concert by the Takeover Panel. Mr C Mills currently owns 328,716 ordinary shares of the Company and together with North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc the combined unchanged holding is 7,435,000 ordinary shares, representing 30.82% of the Company's issued share capital.  

Pursuant to the waivers granted by the Takeover Panel and approved by Oryx's shareholders (excluding the Concert Party) at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 29 August 2008, there is no obligation on the Concert Party to make an offer under Rule 9 or Rule 37 pf the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 

14. Contact name:

Bonita Guntrip 

15. Contact telephone number:

   0207 747 5681

 

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