TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
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: Yes
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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a
Other (please specify): n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv)
Bank of New York Inc
Comerica Bank
Mellon Trust
Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage
Northern Trust Co
PFPC Trust Co
State Street Bank - Master Tr
State Street - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
3 August 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 August 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
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Number of
shares
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Number of
voting rights
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GB002945029
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19,617,871
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
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Number of
shares
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Number of
voting rights
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% of
voting rights (x)
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GB002945029
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Direct
n/a
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Direct
n/a
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Indirect (xi)
19,667,571
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Direct
n/a
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Indirect
10.019%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration
Date (xiii)
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period/ Date (xiv)
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
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% of voting rights
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of
voting rights
(xix, xx)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Nominal
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Delta
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-
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-
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
19,667,234
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% of voting rights
10.019%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
n/a
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:
14. Contact name:
Valerie MacKenzie
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4136