Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2200M

Evolution Group PLC

19 May 2010

 



The Evolution Group Plc

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

19 May 2010

The Evolution Group Plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification yesterday from Lloyds Banking Group plc ("Lloyds") under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of an acquisition of voting rights on 17 May 2010 such that Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited  ("Scottish Widows") had at that date an interest in 20,060,835 (8.642%) ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares").  This notification is in respect of an increase in voting rights reaching the 8% threshold from 16,687,713 Shares (7.191%) announced on 13 January 2010.

The interest is made up of a direct interest over 1,806,426 (0.778%) shares and an indirect interest over 18,254,409 (7.864%) Shares.

Scottish Widows is a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc ("Lloyds TSB"). Lloyds TSB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc    

Legal entity subject to Notification Obligation: Lloyds; Tel [phone]; Contact: Matthew Wilson.

For more information please contact:

The Evolution Group Plc

Tony Lee, Company Secretary                                     Tel: [phone]                 

 

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