8th Mar 2007 10:00
Helphire Group PLC08 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------1. Identity of the issuer which voting rights are attached: Helphire Group PLC -------------------------------------- ---------------- 2. Reason for the notificationNot specified ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Jupiter Asset Management Limitedobligation: ---------------- -------------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) Not specified -------------------------------------- ---------------- 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold Not specifiedis crossed or reached ---------------- -------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 March 2007 -------------------------------------- ---------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% -------------------------------------- ---------------- 8. Notified details: ----------------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------- --------------------------------Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the Triggering --------------------------------shares transaction--------- ---------------- -------- ---------------- ------------ Number Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights of Voting shares ---------------- ------------ Shares Rights -------- -------- ---------- Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect -------- -------- --------- ------- -------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- -------- --------- ------- --------Ord 5p 13,345,862 13,345,862 13,345,862 13,345,862 N/A 9.696 N/A--------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- --------- ------- -------- B: Financial Instruments-----------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction----------------------------------------------------- --------------- -------- ----------------- ----------- ----------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of votinginstrument date / Date rights that may rights--------------- -------- ----------------- be 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----------------------------- --------------------------13,345,862 9.696----------------------------- -------------------------- 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable : The shares will appear on the register in the following names: Nortrust Nominees Limited - 12,703,007 BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited - 642,855 Of the 13,345,862 shares held by Jupiter 10,906,033 (7.924%) shares are held on behalf ofJupiter Income Fund. -----------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:----------------------------------------------------- --------------10. Name of the proxy holder: Not specified ----------------------------------------- -------------- 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not specified ----------------------------------------- -------------- 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not specified ----------------------------------------- -------------- 13. Additional information: None -------------------------- ----------------------------- 14. Contact name: Nick Tilley, Company Sectary -------------------------- ----------------------------- 15. Contact telephone number: 01225 321218 -------------------------- ----------------------------- 16 Date 7 March 2007 -------------------------- ----------------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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