MGR.L Regulatory News (MGR)

12 Mar 2008 11:03

New Star Financial Opp Fd Ltd12 March 2008 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): New Star Financial Opportunities Fund Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: Other (please specify) : Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas CapitalPartners Ltd (06/03/08) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Midas Capital plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See Section 9 below 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 06 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ordinary 25p shares 4,100,000 4,100,000 10.75% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,100,000 10.75% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): CF Midas Balanced Income Fund 3,790,000 (Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392513) Chartwell Balanced Income 310,000 ( Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 630426) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Kevin Robins 15. Contact telephone number: 01481 810100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange