Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5818E
Close Brothers Group PLC
29 September 2008
 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Close Brothers Group plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

                  Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify): 



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

Lloyds TSB Group Plc


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

Perry Nominees Ltd      Boltro Nominees Ltd

Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd

State Street Nominees Ltd


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

26 September 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 September 2008


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

Fallen below 5%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

0766807

ORD GBP0.25

7,286,222

7,286,222

7,179,523


7,179,523


4.95



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,179,523

4.95%   


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


5,704 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


7,787 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


21,505 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 


7,144,527 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:


Simon Watson

15. Contact telephone name:


+44 (0) 207 655 3100




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