Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company | |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 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 | |
| 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): | SHARE BUY-BACKS | X |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | D C Thomson & Co 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 | 10/03/2017 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13/03/2017 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 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 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 4.07% | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 16,000,000 | 4.07% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| 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: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | Notification of current position using the total Voting rights figure of 393,196,577 |
| 14. Contact name: | Irene Douglas, Company Secretary |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01382 575732 |
George Renouf Alliance Trust PLC Telephone: 0131 322 3357
