10th Nov 2010 14:56
Arden Partners plc
(the "Company")
Holding in Company
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Arden Partners plc  | 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:  | No  | 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  | No  | 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments:  | No  | 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:  | Yes  | 
Other (please specify):  | No  | 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Lloyds Banking Group plc  | 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See Section 9  | 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different:
8 November 2010  | 
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 November 2010  | 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct / Indirect holdings increased to above 9%  | 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares  | Situation previous to the triggering transaction  | 
  | |
Number of Shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | ||
Ord 10p shares GB00B15CTY44  | 2,167,796  | 2,167,796  | 
  | 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Number of shares  | Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | 
5  | 5  | 2,167,791  | 0.00%  | 9.04%  | 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise / conversion period  | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted  | % of voting rights  | 
N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Exercise price  | Expiration date  | Exercise / conversion period  | Number of voting rights instrument refers to  | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal  | Delta  | |||||
N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | 
Total (A+B+C):
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | 
2,167,796  | 9.04%  | 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
1,844,007 shares (7.689%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of a 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 Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).  | 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 23,980,987  | 
14. Contact name:
Matthew Wilson  | 
15. Contact telephone number:
0113 235 7729  | 
Related Shares:
ARDN.L