12th Apr 2006 14:11
Helphire Group PLC12 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES +---+----------------------------------+-----+-------------------------------------------+|1. |Name of company |2. |Name of shareholder having a major interest|| | | | || |HELPHIRE GROUP PLC | |HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd || | | | || +---+----------------------------------+-----+-------------------------------------------+|3. |Please state whether notification |4. |Name of the registered holder(s) and, if || |indicates that it is in respect of| |more than one holder, the number of shares || |holding of the shareholder named | |held by each of them || |in 2 above or in respect of a | | || |non-beneficial interest or in the | | || |case of an individual holder if it| | || |is a holding of that person's | |Interest held on behalf of their || |spouse or children under the age | |discretionary clients: 13,901,867 || |of 18 | | || | | | || | | | || |Non-beneficial | | | +---+----------------+--+--------------+-----+----------------------+---+----------------+|5. |Number of shares|6.|Percentage of |7. |Number of shares/ |8. |Percentage of || |/amount of stock| |issued class | |amount of stock | |issued class || |acquired | | | |disposed | | | | | | | | | | | || |NOT SPECIFIED | | N/A | |NOT SPECIFIED | |N/A || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+--+--------------+-----+----------------------+---+----------------+|9.|Class of security |10. |Date of |11.|Date company || | | |transaction | |informed | | | RDINARY £0.05 | |NOT SPECIFIED | |12 April 2006 || |O | | | | || | | | | | |+--++------------------------------------++-----++-----------------+---+-----------------+|12.|Total holding following this |13. |Total percentage holding of issued || |notification | |class following this notification || | | | || |13,901,867 | |10.237% || | | | |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-----------------------------------------+|14.|Any additional information |15. |Name of contact and telephone number for || | | |queries || | | | || | | |PETER THOMPSON || |The Company was notified by HSBC | | || |Investments (UK) Ltd that it holds, | |01225 321217 || |on behalf of its discretionary | | || |clients, 13,901,867 shares in the | | || |Company. This interest relates only | | || |to HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd and no | | || |other member of the HSBC Group plc. | | || | | | |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-----------------------------------------+|16.|Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this || |notification || | || |PETER THOMPSON |+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification: 12 April 2006 |+--++----------------+--+--------------+-++--+-+++-----------------++--++----------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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