BLUE PLANET INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

Blue Planet International

of existing shares to which voting rights are                           Financials Investment Trust
   attached:ii                                                             plc
                                                                            
                                                                                        
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 notification

PHILIP J MILTON & COMPANY PLC

   obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the                                                 
   threshold is crossed or reached

25 June 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         4

July 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached                            3%
                                                                       
                                        
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                  
                                                                                                 
Class/type   Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
of           to the triggering                                                                    
shares       transaction                                                                          
                                                                                                  
             Number         Number      Number     Number of voting           % of  voting rights 
if possible  of             of          of shares  rights                                        
using        Shares         Voting                                                                
the ISIN                    Rights      Direct     Direct          Indirect   Direct   Indirect   
CODE                                                                                         
                                                                                                  
GB0005327076 1464106        1464106     1614106    1614106                    3.2465%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                               
                                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

                      
                                                                                                  
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/             Number of voting              % of voting     
financial      date xiii      Conversion Period xiv rights that may be            rights          
instrument                                          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 of       Exercise      Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting rights      % of voting rights
financial     price         date xvii  Conversion  instrument refers to                   
instrument                             period                                          
                                                                                             
                                                                                Nominal      Delta     
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                     
                                                                                                  
Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                  
1614106                                        3.2465%                                            
                                                                                                  

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:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation                  
                                                                                                                
   Full name:                PHILIP J MILTON & COMPANY PLC  
                                                                                        
   Contact address:          STERLING HOUSE, 17 JOY ST,     
                             BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 1HE    
                                                                                        
   Phone number & email:     [phone] ; [e-mail]

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

            
                                                                                        
   Full name                 Aidan McCarthy                 
                                                                                        
   Contact address           As above                       
                                                                                        
   Phone number & email      [phone] ; [e-mail]             
                                                                                                               
                                                                                        
C: Additional information

Philip J Milton & Company Plc manages investments for private clients on a              
discretionary basis. Securities are held in the nominee names of our

administrators. These are Puddledock Nominees Ltd and Transact Nominees Ltd.