8th Apr 2008 12:20
Helphire Group PLC08 April 2008 April 8 2008 Helphire Group plc NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Helphire Group Plc 2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights and anevent changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 04/04/08 6. Date on which issuer notified: 07/04/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14-13% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting Rights sharesCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 5p 20,172,329 20,172,329 21,186,159 Not specified 18,285,726 Not specified 13.15% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that may % of votinginstrument Date be acquired if the instrument is rights exercised/ converted. Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified Not SpecifiedTotal (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 18,285,726 13.15% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Schroder Investment Management Limited - 18,140,968 13.05%Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 144,758 0.10% 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: The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by thosefirms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment managementagreements. 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 8th April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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