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RNS Number : 8487C
Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
20 November 2009
 




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):

Movement in direct voting rights only


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
 

Standard Life Investments Limited

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

Vidacos Nominees

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

reached:
 

4 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 November 2009

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

3% as regards direct holding only: no threshold crossed as regards total voting rights

  

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

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights 


Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

2,739,413

2,739,413

2,643,413

2,228,711

414,702

2.93%

0.55%

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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

2,643,413

3.48%

  

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:

John Humphreys, 

Company Secretary, 

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC


15. Contact telephone number:

0121 704 7430



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