Holding(s) in Company
Boot(Henry) PLC
16 April 2008
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Henry Boot PLC
2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)
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:
FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX - 1,756,258
JP Morgan, Bournmouth - 1,548,855
JP Morgan, Bournmouth - 1,882,300
Northern Trust, London - 1,299,800
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
11th April 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15th April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
6,530,313 6,530,313
GB0001110096
ORD 10p
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0001110096 6,487,213 4.98%
ORD 10p
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial Period/ Date that may be acquired if the
instrument instrument is exercised/
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
6,487,213 4.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT
COMPANY
FIL Limited (FIL) is the 1,756,258 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX FIL
parent holding company for
various direct and indirect 1,548,855 JP Morgan, Bournmouth FIL
subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Fund Management 1,882,300 JP Morgan, Bournmouth FISL
Limited (FFML), Fidelity Northern Trust, London
Investment Services Limited 1,299,800 FPM
(FISL), Fidelity Gestian
(FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea)
Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity
Investment Management (Hong
Kong) Limited (FIMHK),
Fidelity Pension Management
(FPM), Fidelity Investments
Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity
Investments International
(FII), investment managers
for various non-US investment
companies and institutional
clients
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
43,100
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
11th April 2008
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
J.T. Sutcliffe, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
0114 255 5444
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