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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC | ||||||||||||
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||||||||||||
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||||||||||
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | ||||||||||||
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||||||||||||
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Other (please specify):______________ | No | ||||||||||||
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
LV= Asset Management Limited | ||||||||||||
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited The LV= Pension Trustee Limited LVFS Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses, With Profits LVFS Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses, Linked Life LV= Investment funds 1 ICVC LV= UK Growth Fund LV= Investment funds 1 ICVC LV= UK Equity Income Fund | ||||||||||||
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
11 August 2010 | ||||||||||||
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
12 August 2010 | ||||||||||||
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
3% | ||||||||||||
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8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code
Ordinary shares GB0004270301 | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Number of shares
2,256,528 | Number of voting rights
2,256,528 | Number of shares
2,356,528 | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
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Direct
2,356,528 |
Indirect
Nil |
Direct
3.0647% |
Indirect
Nil | ||||||||||
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| B: Financial Instruments
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A
| N/A | N/A | |||||||||
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Total (A B)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| 2,356,528 | 3.0647% | ||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A | |||||||||||||
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| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:
| LV= Asset Management Limited | ||||||||||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A | ||||||||||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A | ||||||||||||
| 13. Additional information:
| None | ||||||||||||
| 14 Contact name:
| John Humphreys, Company Secretary, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC | ||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone name:
| 0121 704 7430 | ||||||||||||