MLFG Merril.Ftse Gwt

    RNS Number : 5855H
  Merrill Lynch FTSE100 Stpd Gwth&Inc
  06 November 2008
   
     TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 

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

    Merrill Lynch FTSE 100 Stepped Growth & Income Limited 

 2. Reason for the notification                                         State
                                                                        Yes/No
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result     No
 in the 
 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No
 Other (please specify):                                                 N/A 

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Midas Capital plc 
 notification obligation (iii):
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different  See details in section 9 below 
 from 3.) (iv):
 5. Date of the transaction (and date on                  27/10/08
 which the threshold is crossed 
 or reached if different) (v):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        31/10/08
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      16%
 reached:
 8. Notified details:                                       N/A 


    A: Voting rights attached to shares

     Class/type of shares                   Situation                            Resulting situation 
   if possible using the ISIN            previous to the                        after the triggering 
              CODE                         Triggering                             transaction (vii)
                                         transaction (vi)
          GB0031652745             Number           Number          Number     Number of voting      % of voting 
                                     of               of              of          rights (ix)           rights
                                   Shares           Voting          shares
                                                    Rights
                                                     (viii)
                                                                    Direct     Direct    Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                                                                 (x)       (xi)
                                  3,000,000        3,000,000       4,000,000  4,000,000    N/A     16.49%    N/A 

    B: Financial Instruments

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

      Type of        Expiration        Exercise/         Number of voting     % of voting 
     financial       date (xiii)      Conversion        rights that may be       rights
     instrument                    Period/ Date (xiv)     acquired if the 
                                                           instrument is 
                                                        exercised/ converted
        N/A             N/A               N/A                   N/A               N/A 


 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 4,000,000                16.49%


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

 CF Midas Balanced Income Fund                -    4,000,000
 (Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392513)

    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:
 iimia plc, Miton Asset Management and Midas Capital Partners Ltd are all
 subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc. 
 14. Contact name:
 Helen Craig 
 15. Contact telephone number:
 01392 475972



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