Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4013H

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

19 February 2010

 



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:

Polar Capital Holdings Plc

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 obligation:

Timothy Woolley

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):

18 February 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 February  2010

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

Percentage threshold crossed

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code Ordinary GB00B1GCLT25

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares 8,800,000

Number of voting rights 8,800,000

Number of shares 8,800,000

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct   8,800,000

Indirect

Direct 11.98%

Indirect

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)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,800,000

11.98%

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

14 Contact name:

15. Contact telephone name:

 

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