19th Mar 2008 10:19
Helphire Group PLC19 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of | Helphire Group Plc | ||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 notification | Schroders plc | ||obligation: | | |+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):| | |+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 11/03/08 | ||threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | |+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12/03/08 | |+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 13-14% | |+------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|A: Voting rights attached to shares | |+--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-+|Class/ |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||type of |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 |19,119,265|19,119,265|Not |Not |20,172,329 |Not |14.52% | || | | |specified|specified | |specified | | |+--------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+------------+----------+---------+-+|B: Financial Instruments | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |+---------------+-----------+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------+-+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting rights|% of voting| ||financial |date |Period/ Date |that may be acquired if|rights | ||instrument | | |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 | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-+| 20,172,329 | 14.52% | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Schroder Investment Management Limited - 19,540,161 14.06% | ||Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 632,168 0.45% | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|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 voting| N/A | ||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. | || | | || |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 | 19th March 2008 | |+--------+------+---+-------+--+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+--------+--------+-+---------+-++--------+------+---+-------+--+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+--------+--------+-+---------+-+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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