Holding(s) in Company
Topps Tiles PLC
06 June 2007
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: ( x )
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):
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
-
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
30 May 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 May 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
12%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction (vi)
Number of Number of voting Rights
shares (viii)
B18P5K8 20,445,022 20,445,022
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares (ix) rights
CODE
Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
B18P5K8 3,577,255 3,577,255 17,159,015 2.10 10.06
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
(xiv)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
20,736,270 12.16%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
% of issued
Name of The Company/Fund Number of Shares share capital
AXA Sun Life plc 955,000 0.55994
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance
Society plc)
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 262,500 0.15391
Distribution Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 225,000 0.13192
Ethical Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investmant Co ICVC 127,015 0.07447
Extra Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 4,500,000 2.63847
UK Equity Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 75,000 0.04397
UK Growth Fund
Indirect
PPP Heathcare Group 130,200 0.07634
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd 49,637 0.02910
Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society plc 377,500 0.22134
Direct
AXA Insurance UK 488,250 0.28627
Direct
AXA General Unit Trust 680,000 0.39870
Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM)
Ltd 1,000,000 0.58633
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd 1,488 0.00087
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 31,426 0.01843
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 21,714 0.01273
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life PensionsManagement 141,255 0.08282
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 113,285 0.06642
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Framlington 116,250 0.06816
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme
Indirect
AXA Framlington 80,625 0.04727
Islington Group Pension Scheme
Indirect
AXA Framlington 562,500 0.32981
Framlington Income & Capital
Indirect
AXA Framlington 1,312,500 0.76955
Framlington Innovative Growth
Indirect
AXA Framlington 5,861,875 3.43697
Equity Income
Indirect
AXA Framlington 3,107,500 1.82201
Monthly Income
Indirect
Framlington onshore private
clients 248,250 0.14556
Indirect
SUN LIFE WITH PROFIT Transition 170,000 0.09968
Direct
AXA SUN LIFE WITH PROFIT
Transition 97,500 0.05717
Direct
Total Direct 3,577,255 2.09744
Total Indirect 17,159,015 10.06079
TOTAL 20,736,270 12.15823
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
-
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
-
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
-
13. Additional information:
-
14. Contact name:
Rob Parker
15. Contact telephone number:
0161 486 2400
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