Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1961M

Smiths News PLC

23 January 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Smiths News PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):  Updated disclosure of holdings following the                                        acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc.                                        This notification supersedes any notifications                                        previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or                                        HBOS plc.	X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See Section 9
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	16 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Reduction to below 5% Indirect

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord 5p GB00B17WCR61	10,530,327	10,530,327	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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 182,919,930
14 Contact name:	Kenny Melville
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 243 8671

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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