Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4566P

Topps Tiles PLC

25 March 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

   Topps Tiles Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (yes)

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) : ()

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

   Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

See section 9

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

20 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

   Increased to above 7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
GB00B18P5K83	Number of shares 11,347,449	Number of voting Rights (viii) 11,347,449

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B18P5K83	203,399	203,399	12,060,249	0.12%	7.05%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
12,263,648	7.17%

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

11,498,310 (6.72%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investments Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (indirect Interests) 

Proxy Voting:

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 171,092,506

14. Contact name:

  Rob Parker

15. Contact telephone number:  

0161 486 2400

 

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