23rd Nov 2007 11:13
Fisher (James) & Sons PLC23 November 2007 Schroder Investment Management Limited31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QATelephone 020 7658 6000 Fax 020 7658 6965www.schroders.com +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+| | || | ||1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | James Fisher & Sons Plc ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+| || ||2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+| | || | ||An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+| | || | ||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 | Schroders plc ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | ||different from 3): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||5. Date of transaction (and date on | 16/11/07 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19/11/07 || | || | Amended 23/11/07 |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | From 13% - 12% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------++---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || || |+--------------+--------------------+------------------------------------------------------+|Class/type of |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||shares |to the triggering | || |transaction | ||If possible +---------+----------+----------+----------------------+--------------------+|use ISIN code |Number of|Number of |Number of |Number of voting |Percentage of voting|| |shares |voting |shares |rights |rights || | |rights | +----------+-----------+----------+---------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+--------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------++---------++---------+| | | | | | | | || Ordinary | | | | | | | || |6,814,940|6,814,940 | N/A | N/A | 6,252,271 | N/A | 12.58% ||GB0003395000 | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+--------------+---------+----------+----------+---------++----------++---------++---------++--------------+---------+----------+----------+---------++----------++---------++---------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments || || |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+|Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial | |conversion |rights that may |voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |be acquired (if | || | | |the instrument | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+|* | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+| 6,252,271 | 12.58% || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Schroder Investment Management Limited 6,242,271 12.56% || ||Schroder &Co Limited 10,000 0.02% || || |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|10. Name of proxy holder: | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy | ||holder will cease to hold: | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will | ||cease to hold voting rights: | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |The shares referred to in section 9 || |are held in portfolios managed by || |those firms on a discretionary basis || |for clients under investment || |management agreements. |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|14 Contact name: | || | || | Vicky Wand |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone name: | || | || | 020 7658 3750 |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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