Holding(s) in Company

28th Mar 2008 09:29

Helphire Group PLC28 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc | ||of existing shares to which voting rights are | | ||attached: | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | UBS Investement Bank | ||notification obligation: | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | UBS AG London Branch | ||3.): | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 25/03/08 | ||threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27/03/08 | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 3% | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|A: Voting rights attached to shares | |+--------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------+-+|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||type of |to the Triggering | | ||shares |transaction | | || | | | ||if +---------+---------+---------+-----------------------+--------------------+-+|possible|Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting rights|% of voting rights | ||using |Shares |Voting |shares | | | ||the ISIN| |Rights | | | | ||CODE | | +---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | || | | | | | | | | |+--------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|Ord 5p |Not |Not |4,895,201|4,895,201 |Not |3.52% |Not | || |specified|specified| | |specified | |specified| |+--------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|B: Financial Instruments | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting| ||financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights | ||instrument | | |acquired if the | | || | | |instrument is | | || | | |exercised/ converted. | | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+| Not Specified |Not | Not Specified |Not Specified |Not | || |Specified | | |Specified | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Total (A+B) | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+| 4,895,201 | 3.52% | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|N/A | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Proxy Voting: | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| N/A | ||hold: | | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | ||voting rights: | | |+---------------------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-+| 13. Additional information: | | || |Notification using the total voting rights figure| || | of 138,961,489 | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|16 Date | 28th March 2008 | |+--------+------+--+-------+-+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-++--------+------+--+-------+-+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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