Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5072N

Evolution Group PLC

11 June 2010

 



The Evolution Group Plc

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

11 June 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 a disposal of voting rights on 9 June 2010 such that Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited  ("Scottish Widows") had at that date an interest in 18,559,406 (7.994%) ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares").  This notification is in respect of a decrease in voting rights falling below the 8% threshold from 20,060,835 Shares (8.642%) announced on 19 May 2010.

The interest is made up of a direct interest over 2,506,942 (1.080%) shares and an indirect interest over 16,052,464 (6.914%) 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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