REG-New Star Investment Trust PLC New Star Investment Trust PLC: Holding(s) in Company*

New Star Investment TrustAnnouncement

22/08/2023 10:30

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New Star Investment Trust PLC (NSI)
New Star Investment Trust PLC: Holding(s) in Company*

22-Aug-2023 / 10:19 GMT/BST

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                                                                    TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0002631041

Issuer Name

NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

First Equity Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Name                                                                  City of registered office                           Country of registered office
                                                                                                                           

                                        William Black                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                           

                                        Rath Dhu Limited                                                      Douglas                                             Isle of Man

                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                           

                                        Armstrong Investments Limited                                         Les Banques                                         Guernsey

                                                                                                                                                             

4. Details of the shareholder

Name                                                              City of registered office                      Country of registered office
                                                                                                                  

                                        Nortrust Nominees Limited                                         London                                         United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                    

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

21-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Aug-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                                                                                                         

                                                     % of voting                              % of voting rights                               Total of                         Total number of
             .               rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +  both in % (8.A + 8.B)            voting rights held in issuer
                                                                      8.B 2)
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                         
Resulting situation on the
date on which threshold was  4.097224                                 0.000000                                         4.097224                         2910000
crossed or reached
Position of previous                                                                                                                                     
notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

                                                                                                                                                            

                                Class/Type of shares                                                                                                  % of                                 % of
ISIN code(if possible)                               Number of direct voting rights  Number of indirect voting rights direct voting rights (DTR5.1)        indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
                                                     (DTR5.1)                        (DTR5.2.1)
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
 

                                    GB0002631041     2910000                         0                                4.097224                             0.000000

                               
 

                                Sub Total 8.A        2910000                                                          4.097224%

                           

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

                                                                                                                                                            

                                Type                                                                                                 Number of voting                                      % of
of financial instrument              Expiration date                 Exercise/conversion period      rights that may be acquired if the instrument is      voting rights
                                                                                                     exercised/converted
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                            
 

                                Sub                                                                                                                         
Total 8.B1

                           

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                               
Type of financial instrument    Expiration date                 Exercise/conversion period      Physical or cash settlement     Number of voting rights         % of voting rights

                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                 
 

                                                                                                                                                                 
Sub Total 8.B2

                           

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

                                                                                                                                                                
                                     
                                                                                                                                                  % of voting                                 
                                                                    Name of                                       rights through financial instruments if it   Total of both if it equals or is
Ultimate controlling person         controlled undertaking                                                   % of equals or is higher than the notifiable      higher than the notifiable
                                                                             voting rights if it equals or is     threshold                                    threshold
                                                                             higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
                                     

                                                                       
William Black                       First Equity Limited as Investment       2.970840                             0.000000                                     2.970840%
                                    Manager of Armstrong Inv Limited
                               
                                                                   
                                     

                                                                                                                                                                
William Black                       Armstrong Investments Limited

                                                                   
                                     

                                                                       
William Black                       First Equity Limited as Investment       1.126385                             0.000000                                     1.126385%
                                    Manager of Rath Dhu
                               
                                                                   
                                     

                                                                        Rath                                                                                    
William Black                       Dhu Limited

                                                                   

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

22-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

London

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   ISIN:           GB0002631041
   Category Code:  HOL
   TIDM:           NSI
   OAM Categories: 2.3. Major shareholding notifications
   Sequence No.:   266307
   EQS News ID:    1708865


    
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