RNS Number:2808S
New Star RBC Hedge250 IDX (3X GBP)
14 April 2008




TR-1(i):      NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 



1. Identity of the            NEW STAR RBC HEDGE 250 INDEX Exchange Traded Securities
issuer or the
underlying issuer of
existing shares to
which voting rights
are attached(ii):


2. Reason for the notification    (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                   

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of                    
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                              

Other (please specify):___________________________________________                                            

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


4. Full name of      RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.
shareholder(s) (if   Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited
different from 3.)   Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Limited
(iv):                Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse)
                     RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
                     RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited
                     Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Jersey) Limited
                     Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (Guernsey) Limited
                     Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited
                     Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (U.K.) Limited




5. Date of the            April 8th, 2008
transaction (and
date on which the
threshold is crossed
or reached if
different)(v):


6. Date on which          April 8th,  2008
issuer notified:


7. Threshold(s) that      19%
is/are crossed or     
reached:


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares          the Triggering
                transaction (vi)

if possible     Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN  Shares      Voting      shares       ix
CODE                        Rights viii Direct       Direct  x    Indirect xi  Direct        Indirect
Euro 1x
GG00B1FBH479



Sterling 1x
GG00B1FBH693    
                 
                   
                  
USD 1x          251,272,844  46,149,156 223,401,366       0        43,744,055       0%           19.58%
GG00B1FBH701      = total
                   share
                  capital

Euro 3x
GG00B1FBH925



Sterling 3x
GG00B1FBHF85



USD 3x
GG00B1FBHG92




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial     Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument            xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                                the instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.
         n/a



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

43,744,055                                         19.58%



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



The following entities are 100% owned by Royal Bank of Canada, the ultimate parent
company of RBC Financial Group.
                          Entity                             Reportable       %
                                                              Holdings
Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Limited                             2,712,239   1.21%
Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse)                                  24,869,779  11.13%
RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited                                   270,274   0.12%
Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Jersey) Limited             4,985,071   2.23%
Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (Guernsey)           4,881,692   2.19%
Limited
Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (U.K.) Limited       6,025,000   2.70%
TOTAL Reportable Holdings for RBC                              43,744,055  19.58%
TOTAL Share Capital                                           223,401,366



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      n/a
rights:



13. Additional information:                Although there are different share denominations, for the
                                           purpose of this filing the NEW STAR RBC HEDGE 250 INDEX
                                           Exchange Traded Securities should be viewed as one share
                                           class, hence the need to only complete one form for
                                           disclosure.
14. Contact name:                          Laura Boshell, RBC: laura.boshell@rbc.com


15. Contact telephone number:              Laura Boshell: +44 (0)20-7002-2429


Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)        Royal Bank of Canada
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)     1 Place Ville Marie

                                                           Montreal Quebec

                                                           H3C 3A9

                                                           Canada
Phone number                                               Corporate Headquarters:
                                                           +00 1(416) 974-5151

Other useful information (at least legal representative    Alternate address: 200 Bay St.
for legal persons)                                         Toronto Ontario
                                                           Canada
                                                           M5J 2J5




B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name                                                  Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management (UK)
                                                           Ltd.
Contact address                                            71 Queen Victoria Street, London,

                                                           EC4V 4DE, England
Phone number                                               +00 44 (0)207 489-1188
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)



C:        Additional information




Notes

--------------------------




(i)               This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and
to be filed with the competent authority.


(ii)               Either the full name of the legal entity or another method
for identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and
accurate.


(iii)              This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the
person acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided
for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h);  (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in
DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments
entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached,
as appropriate.

In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the
following list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned:

-               in the circumstances foreseen in  DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that
acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement
and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for
consideration the voting rights;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person
holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights
and declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateral
under these conditions;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has
a life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting
rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting
rights when the life interest is created;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent
undertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level
under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those
situations, the controlled undertaking;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker
of the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares
deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing
the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person  that
controls the voting rights;

-               in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder,
if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who
has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the
voting rights at his discretion.


(iv)              Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h).
This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financial
instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity
referred to in DTR5.2.


(v)               The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of
an on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in
the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement.


The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the
acquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see
DTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took
effect.(DEL: :DEL)

These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to a
condition beyond the control of the parties.


(vi)              Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous
notification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction was
below 3%, please state 'below 3%'.

vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party
should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new
holding is less than 3%.


For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of
individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individually
crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,
introducing changes to or terminating an agreement.

viii                   Direct and indirect

ix              In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights
attached 'direct holding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split
the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if
there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank.

X              Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the
notifying party is a direct shareholder  (DTR 5.1)

xi                     Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect
shareholder (DTR 5.2.1)

xii             If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the
notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,
only that the new holding is below 3%.

xiii             date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e.
the date when the right to acquire shares ends.

xiv                   If the financial instrument has such a period-please
specify the period- for example once every three months starting from the (date)

xv             The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled
undertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification should
also include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each
controlled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds
3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is
intended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking.

xvi             This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority.

xvii            Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the
shareholder or the natural person/legal entity  referred to in DTR5.2 and
DTR5.3.










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