REG-Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">ATST.L</Origin>

Alliance TrustAnnouncement

21/12/2016 16:10

                                                                                                                                                           
      
   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   
   Alliance Trust PLC   
   2 Reason   for the notification (please   tick the appropriate box or boxes):   
   An   acquisition or disposal of voting rights   
   x   
   An   acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result   in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are   attached   
      
   An   acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to   qualifying financial instruments   
      
   An event   changing the breakdown of voting rights   
      
   Other (please   specify):    
   Update of   current position   
      
   3. Full   name of person(s) subject to the
   notification obligation: iii   
   D C Thomson &   Company Limited

      
   4. Full   name of shareholder(s)   
   (if different from 3.):iv   
   As Above   
   5. Date of   the transaction and date on
   which the threshold is crossed or
   reached: v   
   21/12/2016   
   6. Date on   which issuer notified:   
   21/12/2016   
   7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
   reached: vi, vii   
   5% and 4%   
  
   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
   8.   Notified details:   
   A: Voting   rights attached to shares   viii, 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   
   25,975,000   
   25,975,000   
   18,000,000   
   18,000,000   
      
   3.56%   
      
   Ordinary   Shs    
      
   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   
      
      
      
   Total (A+B+C)   
   Number   of voting rights   
   Percentage   of voting rights   
   18,000,000   
   3.56%   
  
   
                                                                                                    
   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:   
    
   Notification of current position using the total voting rights figure of 505,399,224

      
   14.   Contact name:   
   Irene Douglas, Company Secretary   
   15.   Contact telephone number:   
   01382 575732   
  
Enquiries:
  
George Renouf
 Alliance Trust PLC 
 Telephone: 0131 322 3357
           


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