TIDMADU 
 
RNS Number : 6772H 
Advance UK Trust PLC 
25 February 2010 
 

Advance UK Trust plc has received the following notification of interest in its 
shares 
 
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): Advance UK Trust plc 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    ) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X ) 
 
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 obligation (iii): 
Weiss Asset management LP 
(On December 24, 2009, Weiss Capital LLC filed a TR-1 for this issuer; on 
February 1, 2010, Weiss Capital LLC converted to a Delaware limited partnership 
named Weiss Asset Management LP.  All future notifications will be filed by 
Weiss Asset Management LP) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
Brookdale International Partners LP, Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund. 
(Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager of Brookdale Global 
Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.) 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached) (v): 
February 23, 2010, February 24, 2010 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
February 25, 2010 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii): 
>9%, >10%, >11% 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| Class/type   |      Situation        | 
| of shares    |    previous to the    | 
| if           |      Triggering       | 
| possible     |      transaction      | 
| using the    |                       | 
| ISIN CODE    |                       | 
+--------------+-----------------------+ 
| ISIN         | Number    | Number    | 
| CODE:        | of        | of        | 
| GB0001675189 | shares    | voting    | 
|              | 2,360,000 | Rights    | 
|              |           | 2,360,000 | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|              |           |           | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
| Class/type of     | Number of      | Number of voting rights  | % of voting       | 
| shares if         | shares         |                          | rights            | 
| possible using    |                |                          |                   | 
| the ISIN CODE     |                |                          |                   | 
+-------------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------+ 
| ISIN CODE:        | Direct         | Direct    | Indirect     | Direct | Indirect | 
| GB0001675189      | 3,147,616      | (xi)      | (xii)        | 11.17% |          | 
|                   |                | 3,147,616 |              |        |          | 
|                   |                |           |              |        |          | 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
|                   |                |           |              |        |          | 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration  | Exercise/Conversion | Number of       | % of voting | 
| financial  | Date (xiii) | Period/ Date (xiv)  | voting rights   | rights      | 
| instrument |             |                     | that may be     |             | 
|            |             |                     | acquired if the |             | 
|            |             |                     | instrument is   |             | 
|            |             |                     | exercised/      |             | 
|            |             |                     | converted.      |             | 
|            |             |                     |                 |             | 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
|            |             |                     |                 |             | 
|            |             |                     |                 |             | 
|            |             |                     |                 |             | 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------------+---------+-------+ 
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Type       | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/  | Number of voting | % of voting     | 
| of         | price    | date xvii  | Conversion | rights           | rights xix,     | 
| financial  |          |            | period     | instrument       | xx              | 
| instrument |          |            | xviii      | refers to        |                 | 
|            |          |            |            |                  |                 | 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
|            |          |            |            |                  | Nominal | Delta | 
+            +          +            +            +                  +---------+-------+ 
|            |          |            |            |                  |         |       | 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------------+---------+-------+ 
|                                                                                      | 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------------+---------+-------+ 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
+-----------+--------+ 
| Number    | % of   | 
| of        | voting | 
| voting    | rights | 
| rights    | 0%     | 
| 0         |        | 
+-----------+--------+ 
| 3,147,616 | 11.17% | 
+-----------+--------+ 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): 
Brookdale International Partners LP: 7.50% 
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund:  3.67% 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 
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: 
Georgiy Nikitin 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
+1-617-778-7725 
 
 
Enquiries: 
Mr Anthony Lee 
Tel: 0207 490 4355 
 
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   END 
 
 HOLUVAARRKAUUAR 
 

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