TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2009
Numis Corporation Plc ('Numis')
Interest in Shares
The Board of Numis today received notification from BlackRock, Inc that, pursuant to the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules ('DTR'), it is deemed interested in 5,403,133 (5.02%) ordinary shares of the issued share capital of Numis. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited ultimately controls the total voting rights of this holding
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The shares referred to above are Numis' ordinary shares of 5p each and the total number of shares in issue is 107,555,594 with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury.
The total number of voting rights in Numis is 107,555,594.
13 January 2009
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Contacts
Numis Corporation:
Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive 020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Company Secretary 020 7260 1225
Brunswick:
Gill Ackers 020 7396 5382
Carole Cable 020 7396 7458
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):
Simon Boadle 020 7583 5000
Jon Raggett 020 7583 5000