Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0595C

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC

26 August 2008

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 state 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: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): No

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

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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

N/A

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

21 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 August 2008

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

5%

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
Ordinary Shares	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0004270301	3,740,716	3,740,716

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004270301	3,805,716	691,454	3,114,262	0.91	4.12

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,805,716	5.03%

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

Name of company/fund      Number of shares         % of issued share capital

 

 

Name of company/fund    Number of shares    % of issued share capital

AXA Rosenberg                                         320,540                                           0.42380

(Direct)

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   112,526                                           0.14878

UK Smaller Companies Fund                                                                                         

(Indirect)

AXA Rosenberg                                         210,335                                           0.27809

(Direct)

AXA France                                                100,000                                           0.13221

(Indirect)

AXA Rosenberg                                      1,417,533                                           1.87418

(Indirect)

Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited                13,216                                           0.01747

FTSE All Share Tracker

(Direct)

Sun Life Pensions Management                 66,022                                           0.08729

FTSE All Share Tracker                                                                                                   

(Direct)

AXA Framlington                                        156,799                                           0.20731

(Indirect)                                                                                                                             

AXA Framlington                                          94,156                                           0.12449

(Indirect)

AXA Framlington                                        865,000                                           1.14365

(Indirect)

AXA Framlington                                        141,300                                           0.18682

(Indirect)                                                                                                                             

AXA Framlington                                          57,700                                           0.07629

(Indirect)                                                                                                                             

Framlington onshore private clients         167,748                                           0.22179

(Indirect)                                                                                                                             

Framlington onshore private clients              1,500                                           0.00198

(Indirect)                                                                                                                             

Axa Sun Life with profits passive                50,151                                           0.06631

(Direct)                                                                                                                               

Axa Sun Life with profits passive                31,190                                           0.04124

(Direct)

 

Total Direct                                                  691,454                                           0.91420

Total Indirect                                            3,114,262                                           4.11750

Total                                                          3,805,716                                           5.03170

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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:

14. Contact name:

   John Humphreys, Company Secretary, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

0121 704 7430

 

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