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RNS Number : 6302R
Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
07 November 2011
 



 

 

 

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

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):

 


 

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

 

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited

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

 

Shares are held by the relevant custodian(s)

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

 

4 November 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

7 November 2011

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

 

3%

 

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

0427030

N/A

N/A



2,366,776


3.07595%

GB0004270301

 

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
2,366,776

3.07595%

 

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

 

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 3.07575%)*

* This notification is being made in respect of HEOS, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2. l(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares.

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

See Comment in Section 9.

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

See Comment in Section 9.

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

See Comment in Section 9.

 

13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

 

Valerie Davidson

15. Contact telephone number:

 

020 7680 2177

 


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