Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2619I
Boot(Henry) PLC
10 June 2011
 



 

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:

Henry Boot PLC

 

 

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

Disposal

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 notification obligation:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information.

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


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

09 June 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 June 2011

 

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

From 5% to 4%

 

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

0111009

GB0001110096

ORD 10P

 

 

6,608,199

6,608,199

N/A

N/A

6,308,199

N/A

4.8430%

 

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

6,308,199

4.8430%

 

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Nominees Limited and Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of:

 

I. Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML") (voting rights: 1.688%)

 

2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM")** as General Partner of the following limited partnerships:

 

a. Hermes UK Specialist Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 3.0920%)

 

3. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 0.0640%)

 

** This notification is also being made in respect of HFAM, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2. 1(h) and has an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.5

 

Please see Section 13 for further information.

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of proxy holder:

 

See Comment in Section 13.

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

See Comment in Section 13.

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

See Comment in Section 13.

 

 

13. Additional information:

 

HFAM hold the voting rights as General Partner under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various limited partnerships for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

 

HEOS hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all of the shares owned directly by BTPS, all of the voting rights attaching to shares managed by HIML and the voting rights attaching to the direct shareholding of BTPS that are managed by HSL.

 

HIML hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients

(which may include BTPS) for the purposes of DTR 5,2,1 (h).

 

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

 

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

14 Contact name:

 

John Sutcliffe

Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

 

0114 255 5444

 


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