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REG-Renaissance US Grwth: Holding(s) in Company
Released: 10/03/2010

 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                
                                                                              
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of     Renaissance US      
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:      Growth Investment   
                                                           plc                
                                                                              
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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       F&C Asset         
obligation:                                                 Management plc    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):      See box 9 below   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold  09/03/10          
is crossed or reached:                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                           10/03/10          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:             5%                
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 
8. Notified details:                                                          
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Class/type of  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering   
shares         to the triggering   transaction                                
               transaction                                                    
                                                                              
if possible    Number    Number    Number    Number of       % of  voting     
using          of        of        of shares voting          rights           
the ISIN CODE  Shares    Voting              rights                           
                         Rights                                               
                                   Direct    Direct Indirect Direct  Indirect 
                                                                              
Ord 25p                                                                       
               1,300,000 1,300,000 0         -      0        -       0%       
GB0007325185                                                                  
                                                                              
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights      
                               Period      acquired if the                    
                                           instrument is                      
                                           exercised/ converted.              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments                                                                   
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of         Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of       % of voting    
financial       price    date       Conversion voting          rights         
instrument                          period     rights                         
                                               instrument                     
                                               refers to                      
                                                                              
                                                               Nominal  Delta 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 
Total (A+B+C)                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                              
0                                   0%                                        
                                                                              
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                    
                                                                              
F& C Asset Management plc:-.                                                  
                                                                              
Client holds less than 3%                                                     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 
Proxy Voting:                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
10. Name of the proxy holder:                            F&C Asset Management 
                                                         plc                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
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:                  Lynn Edgar, F&C Asset Management plc       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
15. Contact telephone number:      0131 718 1052                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
 
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