25th Mar 2008 12:09
Workspace Group PLC25 March 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Workspace Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 notification obligation: Trefick (IOM) Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) N/A 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 19 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transactionGB0005296354 Number of shares Number of voting rights 0 0 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible use ISIN CODE shares rights rightsGB0005296354 Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 15,752,733 15,752,733 N/A 9.04% 0% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 15,752,733 9.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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 above notified holding is in addition to the holding of 13,554,374 ordinaryshares (7.78%) held by Trefick Limited that wasnotified to the Company on 29 February 2008. 14. Contact name: Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7369 2377 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Workspace