NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 22, 2023

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New Star Investment Trust PLC (NSI)

New Star Investment Trust PLC: Holding(s) in Company*

22-Aug-2023 / 10:19 GMT/BST

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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0002631041

Issuer Name

NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

First Equity Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
William Black
Rath Dhu Limited	Douglas	Isle of Man
Armstrong Investments Limited	Les Banques	Guernsey

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Nortrust Nominees Limited	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

21-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Aug-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

.	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.097224	0.000000	4.097224	2910000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002631041	2910000	0	4.097224	0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	2910000		4.097224%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
William Black	First Equity Limited as Investment Manager of Armstrong Inv Limited	2.970840	0.000000	2.970840%
William Black	Armstrong Investments Limited
William Black	First Equity Limited as Investment Manager of Rath Dhu	1.126385	0.000000	1.126385%
William Black	Rath Dhu Limited

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

22-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

London

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ISIN:	GB0002631041
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	NSI
OAM Categories:	2.3. Major shareholding notifications
Sequence No.:	266307
EQS News ID:	1708865

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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