Plus500 Ltd. - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 8000A

Plus500 Limited

24 February 2014


For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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:		PLUS500 LTD
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
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 specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	21 FEBRUARY 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24 FEBRUARY 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares				Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Indirect			Direct	Indirect		Direct	Indirect
IL0011284465	5,747,050			5,747,050				5,726,550			5,726,550			4.9844%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price			Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period		Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights
												Nominal		Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
5,726,550									4.9844%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
5,700,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.

Proxy Voting:
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:
14. Contact name:	David Clueit
15. Contact telephone number:	01253 754739

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