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20TH JUNE '12
Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                               
                                                                             
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                               Blue Planet International Financials
    issuer of existing shares to which voting rights                   Investment Trust plc 
    are attached:                                                                                      
                                                                               
 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
     appropriate box or boxes):    
                                                                             
     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                                                                  
                                                                             
     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                                 Labrador Coast Ltd                     
      Notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                             
4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if          
     different from 3.):                        
                                                                              
5.  Date of the transaction and date on                                   19 June, 2012
     which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                   
                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                             
6.   Date on which issuer notified:                                           19 June, 2012                  
                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                              
7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     25%                             
     reached:                                                                     
                                                                               
 
8. Notified details:                                                               
                                                                                   
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Class/type of         Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the triggering        
shares                   to the triggering                     transaction                                     
                              transaction                                                          
                                                                                   
if possible             Number    Number                 Number       Number of voting     % of voting   
using                    of              of                           of shares    rights                         rights         
the
ISIN CODE          Shares     Voting                    Direct           Direct    Indirect        Direct      Indirect                                 
                                              Rights                                                                                              
GB0005327076                                                                      
                            3,423,718        21.34%              12,797,480                                     25.71%    
                                                                                   
                     
 
                                                               
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                          
                                                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Type of financial      Expiration      Exercise/             Number of voting          % of voting
instrument                date                Conversion         rights that may be         rights     
                                                        Period                 acquired if the                   
                                                                                    instrument is                     
                                                                                    exercised/ converted.             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments                                                                  
                                                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Type of             Exercise          Expiration        Exercise/         Number of        % of voting   
financial            price                date                 Conversion       voting               rights        
instrument                                                        period               rights                        
                                                                                                  instrument                    
                                                                                                  refers to                     
                                                                             
 
Nominal Delta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Total (A+B+C)                                                                
                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                            
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights              
                                                                              
12,797,480                                     25.71%                                  
                                                                              
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
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:                               Labrador Coast Ltd                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                           Kenneth Murray           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
15. Contact telephone number:                       0131 466 6666