Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0119V

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

22 May 2008

 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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:		W.H Ireland
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): Change in the number of shares in issue			YES
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Lloyds TSB Group Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	State Street Nominees Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	20 May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Fallen Below 9%

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 GBP0.05 0924188	1,558,246	1,558,246	1,588,246		1,588,246		7.861

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
1,588,246	7.861

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

1,588,246 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group 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 TSB Group Plc.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Central Disclosure Unit
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

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

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name  (including legal form of legal entities)	Lloyds TSB Group Plc
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	Henry Duncan House 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LH
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit
Contact address	2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SP
Phone number & email	[phone] [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

 

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