19th Dec 2008 14:51
19th December 2008
Land of Leather Holdings plc
Holding(s) in Company
Land of Leather Holdings plc, the UK's only national retailer which specialises in leather sofas, has received the following notification of a major interest in its shares.
2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Lloyds TSB Group Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd / State Street Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold was crossed or reached if different): 18th December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19th December 2008
7. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: Fallen below 9%
8. Notified details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares: Ordinary ten pence shares
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares: 3,261,088
Number of Voting Rights: 3,261,088
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares: 2,761,088
Number of voting rights - Direct:
Number of voting rights - Indirect: 2,761,088
% of voting rights - Direct:
% of voting rights - Indirect: 7.903
B: Financial Instruments: -
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights: 2,761,088
% of voting rights: 7.903
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 20,111 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc / 2,740,977 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
Proxy Voting
10. Name of the 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:
14. Contact name of person(s) subject to the notification obligations: Central Disclosure Unit
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1444 418336
Enquires concerning this announcement can be directed to Adrian Goodenough, Company Secretary (Telephone 01474 322277 / Facsimile 01474 360428 / E-mail cosec@landofleather.net)
Related Shares:
Lloyds