Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9229V

Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC

18 December 2013

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		MICHELMERSH BRICK ORD GBP0.2
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Close Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Discretionary Clients
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	17/12/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18/12/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	3%

8. Notified details: n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE:

GB00B013H060

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 ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares MICHELMERSH BRICK ORD GBP0.2

2,274,686

2,024,686

2.51%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

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 ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,024,686

2.51%

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

Close Asset Management Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

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

n/a

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

n/a

13. Additional information:

Percentage based on shares in issue figure of 80,809,477 as at 17^th December 2013.

This is the required notification that the holding is less than 3% of the shares in issue.

The 2,024,686 Ordinary Shares held by Close Asset Management Limited form part of Mr Alan Hardy's, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, beneficial and non-beneficial interest which was disclosed in an announcement by Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc on 19 November 2013.

14. Contact name:

Daniel Massey

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7149 6520