Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8487C

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC

20 November 2009

 



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				Yes
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):	Movement in direct voting rights only
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Standard Life Investments Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):		Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		4 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		3% as regards direct holding only: no threshold crossed as regards total voting rights

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

2,739,413

2,739,413

2,643,413

2,228,711

414,702

2.93%

0.55%

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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

2,643,413

3.48%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	John Humphreys,  Company Secretary,  Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
15. Contact telephone number:	0121 704 7430

 

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