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| For filings with the FSA include the | |
| annex | |
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| For filings with issuer exclude the | |
| annex | |
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| | |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
| issuer | Jupiter Second |
| of existing shares to which voting rights | Split Growth Trust |
| are | PLC |
| attached: ii | |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or |
| boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
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| 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 | Initial Disclosure | X |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) | Jupiter Asset Management |
| subject to the | Limited ("Jupiter") |
| notification obligation: iii | |
|---------------------------------+---------------------------------|
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | |
| (if different from 3.):iv | |
|---------------------------------+---------------------------------|
| 5. Date of the transaction and | |
| date on | |
| which the threshold is crossed | 3 November 2009 |
| or | |
| reached: v | |
|---------------------------------+---------------------------------|
| 6. Date on which issuer | 9 November 2009 |
| notified: | |
|---------------------------------+---------------------------------|
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are | |
| crossed or | 17% |
| reached: vi, vii | |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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|Class/type of |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|shares |to the triggering | |
|if possible |transaction | |
|using |------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------|
|the ISIN CODE |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights x|
| |of |of |of shares|rights | |
| |Shares |Voting |---------+--------------------+---------------------|
| | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect xii|Direct |Indirect |
| | | | |xi | | | |
|--------------+-----------------+------------+---------+-------+------------+----------+----------|
|GB00B02WRC43 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.443% |
|Grd Growth | 44,883,914 | 44,883,914 | | | | | |
|shares | | | | | | | |
|--------------| | | | | 0 | | |
|GB00B02WRJ12 | 1,177,1189 | 1,177,1189 | | | | | |
|Zero Div Pref | | | | | 0 | | |
|Shares | 167,730 | 335,460 | | | | | |
|--------------| | | | | | | |
|GB00B02WRL34 | | | | | | | |
|Packaged Units| | | | | | | |
|--------------+-----------------+------------+---------+-------+------------+----------+----------|
|GB00B4268J8 | 0 | 0 | | | 96,652,720 | 0 | 14.89% |
|Grd Ord shares| | | | | | | |
|--------------+-----------------+------------+---------+-------+------------+----------+----------|
|GB00B40T769 | 0 | 0 | | | 13,208,545 | 0 | 2.03% |
|Zero Dividend | | | | | | | |
|Preference | | | | | | | |
|Shares | | | | | | | |
|--------------+-----------------+------------+---------+-------+------------+----------+----------|
|GB00B426412 | 0 | 0 | | | 4,461,774 | 0 | 6.87% |
|Packaged Units| | | | | | | |
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| |
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Type of financial |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|instrument |date xiii |Conversion Period xiv|rights that may be |rights |
| | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ converted. | |
|-----------------------+--------------+---------------------+----------------------+--------------|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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 |Exercise price |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting rights|
|financial | |date xvii |Conversion |rights instrument |xix, xx |
|instrument | | |period xviii |refers to | |
| | | | | | |
|---------------+----------------+----------+--------------+--------------------+------------------|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |Nominal |Delta |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | |----------+-------|
| | | | | | | |
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| |
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|Total (A+B+C) |
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|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
|---------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------|
| | |
|114,323,039 |17.61% |
| | |
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| 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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| |
| The shares will appear on the register in the names of Nortrust |
| Nominees Limited |
| |
| Of the 114,323,039 total voting rights, 29,832,936 of the total |
| voting rights are held by Jupiter, on behalf of a client of |
| Jupiter's, Mr Philip Gibbs and 38,360,159 are held on behalf of |
| Jupiter Financial Opportunities Fund. Mr Philip Gibbs is a |
| director of Jupiter Second Split Trust PLC. |
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| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 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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| |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
| | |
|---------------------------------------------+---------------------|
| 14. Contact name: | Jenny Thompson |
|---------------------------------------------+---------------------|
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 314 5565 |
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