Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8772Y

GB Group PLC

10 September 2009

 



Financial Services Authority

GB Group plc has been informed of the following change to the holding of Barclays plc which relates to the holdings of shareholders through its nominee account service.

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			GB Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.				X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (CFD Positions now reportable)				X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Barclays PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):		Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		4 September 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		10 September 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5% to 6%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0006870611

5,021,510

5,021,510

5,138,151

0

5,138,151

0.00

6.01

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/  Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,138,151

6.01

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

 

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