For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                         
                                                                                                       
    For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                          
                                                                                                       
    TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                    
                                                                                                       
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer         Capital Gearing Trust PLC (0173861)     
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                      
    attached: ii                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                          
                                                                                                       
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                        
                                                                                                       
    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        Increase in issued share capital                                         X    
    specify):                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       Smith and Williamson Holdings Limited               
    notification obligation: iii                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 As detailed in Section 9.                           
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on         23/05/2017                                          
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              25/05/2017                                          
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         12%                                                 
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                   
                                                                                                       

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                              
                                                                                                      
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                      
                                                                                                      
    Class/type of   Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction   
    shares          to the triggering                                                                 
                    transaction                                                                       
    if possible                                                                                       
    using           Number       Number        Number      Number of voting     % of  voting rights x 
    the ISIN CODE   of           of            of shares   rights                                     
                    Shares       Voting                                                               
                                 Rights        Direct      Direct   Indirect    Direct       Indirect 
                                                           xi       xii                               
                                                                                                      
                    550,359      550,359                            550,359                  11.95 %  
                                                                                                      
    GB0001738615                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                               
                                                                                                      
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                              
                                                                                                      
    Type of financial      Expiration  Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting    
    instrument             date xiii   Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights         
                                                               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 financial Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/     Number of voting rights % of voting rights 
    instrument        price      date xvii   Conversion    instrument refers to    xix, xx            
                                             period xviii                                             
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   Nominal     Delta  
                                                                                                      
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                     
                                                                                                      
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                      
                                                                                                      
    550,359                                          11.95%                                           
                                                                                                      

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
    N/A                                                                                         
                                                                                                
    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:                            Steven Cowie                                   
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                0131 538 6604