Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1675M

Scottish American Investment Co PLC

23 January 2009

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

…The Scottish American Investment Company P.L.C …………..

2. Reason for the notification 

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X  )

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 obligation:

… Brewin Dolphin Limited…………..

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

…........................................................…………..

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

……21 January 2009………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……22 January 2009………..

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

………5%……..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ord  GBP 0.25 GB0007873697	Below 5%	Below 5%

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord GBP 0.25 GB0007873697	N/A	N/A	6,660,412	N/A	5.0273%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
6,660,412	5.0273%

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

…

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Charities Limited 16,500 0.0125%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited 274,655 0.2073%

Indirect - Giltspur Nominees Limited 4,763,845 3.5957%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited 9,365 0.0070%

Indirect - North Castle Street Nominees Limited 15,160 0.0115%

Indirect - BDS Nominees Limited 863,427 0.6517%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited a/c Charity 403,740 0.3048%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited a/c Offbond 163,720 0.1236%

Indirect - Four Yards Nominees Limited 150,000 0.1132%

………..

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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 132,485,943…………..

...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:

…Erin Longmuir…………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3199………..

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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