Holding(s) in Company
Polar Capital Holdings PLC
02 April 2008
Polar Capital Holdings plc
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
As a result of the allotment and issue 3,860,755 the Company has received
notifications of major interests in shares from Mr P Hardy, Mr J Salter,
Mr T Woolley and Caledonia Investments plc.
Details of the notifications are given below.
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Polar Capital Holdings Plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Philip Hardy
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 2 April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% threshold crossed
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the triggering
transaction
If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code shares voting shares rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
543,196 543,196 2,172,785 2,172,785 3.0%
Ordinary
GB00B1GCLT25
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights
instrument exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
2,175,785 3.0%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
None
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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: Increased interest resulted from allotment of new
shares on Crystallising event
14 Contact name: Neil Taylor
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7227 2700
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Polar Capital Holdings Plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification James Salter
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 2 April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Percentage threshold crossed
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the triggering
transaction
If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code shares voting shares rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
3,288,520 3,288,520 5,248,840 5,248,840 7.35%
Ordinary
GB00B1GCLT25
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights
instrument exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,248,840 7.35%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
None
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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: Increased interest resulted from allotment of new
shares on Crystallising event
14 Contact name: Neil Taylor
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7227 2700
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Polar Capital Holdings Plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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 Yes
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Timothy Woolley
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 2 April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Percentage threshold crossed
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the triggering
transaction
If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code shares voting shares rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 8,800,000 8,800,000 8,800,000 8,800,000 12.3%
GB00B1GCLT25
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights
instrument exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
8,800,000 12.3%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
None
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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: Decrease in interest resulted from allotment of new
shares on Crystallising event
14 Contact name: Neil Taylor
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7227 2700
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Polar Capital Holdings plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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): x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Caledonia Investments plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 2 April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14%
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
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible use shares voting shares rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00BIGCLT25 10,666,640 10,666,640 10,666,640 14.93%
Ordinary 2.5p
shares
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights
instrument exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
10,666,640 14.93%
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 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: Caledonia Investments plc was notified that its
percentage holding in
Polar Capital Holdings plc had been
reduced by 1% from 15.78% to 14.93%
14 Contact name: Krista Burwood
15. Contact telephone name: 0207 802 8080
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