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Alliance TrustAnnouncement

01/04/2015 15:40

  
  
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
  
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
The Alliance Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
 Yes 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 No 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
 Yes 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 No 
 Other (please specify): 
  
 No 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
30th March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1st April 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
12%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE  
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B11V7W98
28,051,891

28,051,891

54,951,891

54,951,891

9.9464%
  
  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/ 
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
  
  
  
  
  
  
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

  
  
  
  
 

Nominal
Delta
  
 

  
CFD over Ordinary Shares
GB00B11V7W98
  
  
12,697,497

2.2982%
 

  
  
  
  
 

 

 

  
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
67,649,388
12.2446%

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


14. Contact name:
Michael Cross
15. Contact telephone number:
0203 009 1305
For further information, please contact:
Evan Bruce-Gardyne
Director of Investor Relations
Alliance Trust PLC
T 01382 321169


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Source: Alliance Trust PLC via Globenewswire
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