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: |
Quintain Estates and Development 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: |
Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See Section 9. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
27 August 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 August 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Direct/Indirect decrease to below 12% (Direct remains above 11%) |
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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Ord 25p Shares |
15,670,085 |
15,670,085 |
14,450,476 |
14,450,476 |
878,873 |
11.111% |
0.676% |
GB0007184442 |
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 |
% 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 |
15,329,349 |
11.787% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
The direct holder of voting rights in the issuer relating to 14,243,756 shares (10.952%) is Gabriella Investments Limited (GIL). GIL is a controlled undertaking of Quill Securities Limited (QSL). QSL is therefore an indirect holder of voting rights in the issuer pursuant to DTR 5.2.1R(a). QSL is a controlled undertaking of Uberior Ventures Limited (UVL). UVL is a controlled undertaking of Uberior Investments Plc (UIP). UIP is a controlled undertaking of Bank of Scotland plc (BOS). BOS is a controlled undertaking of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. HBOS plc, through other subsidiary companies, has a direct interest in the voting rights of a further 206,720 shares (0.158%) and an indirect interest in the voting rights of a further 878,873 shares (0.676%), giving HBOS plc and its subsidiaries a direct and indirect interest in the voting rights of 15,329,349 shares (11.787%). |
Proxy Voting: |
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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: |
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 130,052,034 |
14. Contact name: |
Sue Dixon (Quintain Estates and Development plc) |
15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 478 9418 |