BIT – Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BN4NDR39
Issuer Name
THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
Other
Comments
The increase in shareholding outlined in this form has been driven by
the all-share combination of Rathbones Group Plc with Investec Wealth
& Investment Limited which completed on 21st September 2023.
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd
City of registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
Name
City of
registered office
Country of
registered office
Investec Wealth & Investment
(Channel Islands)
St Peter
Port
Guernsey
Investec Wealth & Investment
Limited
London UK
Rathbones Investment
Management International Limited
London UK
4. Details of the shareholder
Name
City of registered
office
Country of registered
office
Torch Nominees Limited St Peter Port Guernsey
Hero Nominees Limited St Peter Port Guernsey
Ferlim Nominees Limited London UK

BNP Paribas Limited London UK
Rathbone Nominees
Limited
London UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
21-Sep-2023
6. Date on which Issuer notified
22-Sep-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
10.837900 0.000000 10.837900 135281981
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)
GB00BN4NDR39

135281981

10.837900
Sub Total 8.A
135281981 10.837900%
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
Rathbones
Group Plc
Rathbones
Investment
Management
Limited
7.063000

7.063000%
Rathbones
Group Plc
Rathbones
Investment
Management
International
Limited
0.027700

0.027700%
Rathbones
Group Plc
Investec
Wealth &
Investment
Limited
3.741400

3.741400%
Rathbones
Group Plc
Investec
Wealth &
Investment
(Channel
Islands)
0.005900

0.005900%
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
None
12. Date of Completion
22-Sep-2023
13. Place Of Completion
Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3 1NW