Edinburgh Dragon Tst (EFM)



APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: 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):

    Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Acquisition

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

• AVI Value Fund             1,987,225     (0.86%)

• British Empire                6,491,488    (2.81%)

• Carnegie                            456,948    (0.20%) 

• CF AVI Global Fund         966,486    (0.42%)

• Columbia (non voting)      446,206    (0.19%)

• Rockefeller                        289,652    (0.13%)

7.    Yale University           967,723    (0.42%)

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

• StateStreet Nominees

• Chase Nominees

• StateStreet Nominees

• BoNY Nominees

• Mellon Nominees

• Chase Nominees

7.    NorTrust Nominees

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

    23 January 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    26 January 2009

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

    5%

8.     Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Total (A+B)

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

StateStreet Nominees acts as custodian for the AVI Value Fund LLC

JPMorgan Chase Nominees acts as custodian for British Empire Securities

State Street Nominees acts as custodian for Carnegie Corporation

Bank of New York Nominees acts as custodian for the CF AVI Global Fund

Mellon Nominees acts as custodian for The Trustees of Columbia University (non-voting)

JPMorgan Chase Nominees acts as custodian for The Rockefeller University

Northern Trust Nominees acts as custodian for Yale University

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:

    Asset Value Investors acts as discretionary manager for all funds mentioned in 3. 

14.     Contact name:

    Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd

15.     Contact telephone number:

    0131 528 4136