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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 Ord GBP0.25 |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | |
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| LV= Asset Management Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limitied 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 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 9th February 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 10th February 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 3% Minimum threshold |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0004270301 | 2,414,010 | 2,414,010 | 2,018,858 | 2,018,858 | 0 | 2.6255% | 0 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta
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N/A | N/A |
Total (A B C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
2,018,858 | 2.6255% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the 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:
| N/A |
14. Contact name:
| John Humphreys |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 44 (0) 121 704 7430 |