Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0398P

Workspace Group PLC

18 March 2009

 



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:		Workspace Group PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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 notification obligation:	Mr Spencer Nicholas Roditi
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):	16 March 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16 March 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	24%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code: GB0005296354	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares 12,947,844	Number of voting rights 12,947,844	Number of shares 255,868,255	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct 255,868,255	Indirect n/a	Direct 24.46%	Indirect n/a

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
255,868,255	24.46%

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

The Corporation of Lloyds, 4,625,000 shares,  0.44% Spencer Nicholas Roditi, 5,137,050 shares, 0.49% Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, 1,445,100 shares, 0.14% Vidacos Nominees Limited 53,532,070 shares, 5.12% The Belvedere Realty Investment Company Ltd 178,181,191 shares, 17.03%     Rovida Asset Management 12,947,844, 1.24%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
14 Contact name:	Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7369 2377

 

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