Arbuthnot Banking - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2106R
Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
31 March 2008

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP 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 financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (X)

Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas Capital Partners Ltd

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Midas Capital plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392474 460,000
Bank of New York Nominees a/a 392199 300,000

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

Merger on 06 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Over 5%

8. Notified details:

Not applicable

A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
triggering transaction transaction

(if possible using
the ISIN code)
Number Number of Voting Number of Number of voting % of voting
of Rights shares rights rights
Shares
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary 760,000 760,000 5.08%
Shares
GB0007922338

Subtotal A
(Based on
aggregate
voting rights)

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Not applicable

Subtotal B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

760,000 5.08%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

CF Miton Special Situations Portfolio 460,000
(Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392474)

CF Miton Cautious Income Portfolio 300,000
(Bank of New York Nominees a/a 392199)

Proxy Voting: Not applicable

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:

iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners are all
subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc

14: Contact name:

J.R. KAYE

15. Contact telephone number:

020-7012 2430

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