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): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Shares are held by the relevant custodian(s) |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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4 November 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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7 November 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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3% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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0427030 |
N/A |
N/A |
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2,366,776 |
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3.07595% |
GB0004270301 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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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 |
2,366,776
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3.07595% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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%)* |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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See Comment in Section 9. |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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See Comment in Section 9. |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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See Comment in Section 9. |
13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name:
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Valerie Davidson |
15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7680 2177 |