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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 Holdings PLC |
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 | X | |
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:
| BlackRock, Inc. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 2nd June 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 3rd June 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Holding has gone above 5% |
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 | |||
| 3,694,432 | 3,694,432 | N/A | N/A | 3,217,669 | N/A | 4.18% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting |
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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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| Nominal | Delta
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Total (A B C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 3,885,905 (5.05%) |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name:
| Andrew Manchester |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 7743 5773 |