TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: 

Hill & Smith Holdings 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 obligation: 

F&C Asset Management plc

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

See box 9 below

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

2 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights 

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

3,099,723

3,099,723

4,174,724

-

4,174,724

-

5.50%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date 

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period 

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

-

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/
Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

-

Nominal

Delta

Total (A B C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,174,724

5.50%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

F&C Asset Management plc: no underlying client holds over 3%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

F&C Asset Management plc

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:

John Humphreys, 

Company Secretary, 

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

0121 704 7430