TIDMRIII 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer            Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
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                                          X 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                               Armstrong Investments Limited 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                             Nortrust Nominees Limited 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  06 June 2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       07 June 2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                      Above 4% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights 
                 Shares       Voting 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct xi  Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                  xii 
 
 
                                                       420,000               4.66% 
                 105,000      157,500      420,000     (income 
                 (capital     (capital     (income     shares) 
                 shares)      shares)      shares) 
 
GB0007392078 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
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. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx 
                                         period xviii 
 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
420,000                                          4.66% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
Nortrust Nominees for Armstrong Investments Limited 
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                            N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                      N/A 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                        N/A 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
 
 
 
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 07, 2016 06:58 ET (10:58 GMT)