In accordance with DTR 5.8.12, The Capital Group of Companies, Inc. notified the company on 24 September 2012 that due to their group reorganization their holdings would not be reported separately but as combined holdings, thereby taking their interest in shares above the 3% threshold as of 1 September 2012. Smith and Williamson Holdings Limited disposed of its interest in 32,500 8% cumulative first preference shares during 2014. In accordance with DTR 5.6, BlackRock, Inc. notified the company that its indirect interest in ordinary shares decreased below 5% during 2014. UBS Investment Bank notified the company that its indirect interest in ordinary shares increased above 3% on 9 February 2015 and that it decreased below the notifiable threshold on 16 February 2015. As at 17 February 2015, the total preference shares in issue comprised only 0.46% of the company’s total issued nominal share capital (excluding shares held in treasury), the rest being ordinary shares.