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RNS Number : 8108B

Midas Income ∓ Growth Trust PLC

02 November 2009

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached
: ii

Midas Income ∓ Growth Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


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: No


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No


Other: No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Midas Capital Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv

See section 9 below

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

29 / 10 / 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02 / 1 1 / 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

Was 4.07%, now 5.12%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix


Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

GB0008769993

1,549,989

1,549,989



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rightsx



Direct

Indirectxi

Direct

Indirect

GB0008769993

1,949,989

n/a

1,949,989

n/a

5.12%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration Datexiii

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Datexiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights


n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration Datexvii

Exercise/Conversion Periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rightsxix, xx







Nominal

Delta


Total (A+B +C )

Number of voting rights

1,949,989

% of voting rights

5.12%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
( xv) :

Segregated Account

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 318901

595,064

Segregated Account

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 254905

174,925

CF Miton Select Assets Portfolio

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 391998

220,000

iimia Investment Trust

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 178055

450,000

CF Midas Income Fund

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392513

510,000


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a


13. Additional information:

Midas Capital Partners Ltd, Miton Asset Management Ltd and iimia Plc are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital Plc


14. Contact name:

Charles Mearns , Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd


15. Contact telephone number:

0131 528 413 2

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