29th Sep 2005 11:59
Helphire Group PLC29 September 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES +---+-----------------------------------+---+--------------------------------------------+|1. |Name of company |2. |Name of shareholder having a major interest || | | | || |HELPHIRE GROUP PLC | |AMVESCAP PLC || | | | || | | | |+---+-----------------------------------+---+--------------------------------------------+|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 in| |held by each of them || |2 above or in respect of a | | || |non-beneficial interest or in the | |VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD. 3,548,617 || |case of an individual holder if it | |HSBC NOMINEES LTD. 266,053 || |is a holding of that person's | |CHASE NOMINEES LTD. 1,556,408 || |spouse or children under the age of| |NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LTD. 1,239,242, || |18 | |STATE STREET NOMINEES MASSACHUSETTS || | | |7,995,239 || | | |BANK OF IRELAND SECURITY SERVICES 250,000 || |NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST | | || | | | || | | | |+---+---------------+--+----------------+---+--------------------+--+--------------------+|5. |Number of |6.|Percentage of |7. |Number of shares/ |8.|Percentage of issued|| |shares/amount | |issued class | |amount of stock | |class || |of stock | | | |disposed | | || |acquired | | | | | | || | | |N/A | | | | || |N/A | | | |N/a | |N/a || | | | | | | | |+---+---------------+--+----------------+---+--------------------+--+--------------------+| |+--+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------+-----+------------------+|9.|Class of security |10. |Date of |11. |Date company || | | |transaction | |informed || |ORDINARY £0.05 | | | | || | | |27 SEPTEMBER 2005 | |28 SEPTEMBER 2005 || | | | | | |+--++----------------------------------++----++-----------------+-----+------------------+|12.|Total holding following this |13. |Total percentage holding of issued class || |notification | |following this notification || | | | || |14,855,559 | |11% || | | | |+---+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------------------+| |+---+-----------------------------------+---+--------------------------------------------+|14.|Any additional information |15.|Name of contact and telephone number for || | | |queries || | | | || |THE COMPANY WAS INFORMED BY INVESCO| |NICK TILLEY || |THAT THEIR SHARE HOLDINGS HAVE | |01225 321218 || |CHANGED AS A RESULT OF A CROSS | | || |TRADE BETWEEN TWO OF THEIR FUNDS. | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | |+---+-----------------------------------+---+--------------------------------------------+|16.|Name and signature of authorised company official || |responsible for making this notification || | || |NICK TILLEY || | |+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification 29TH September 2005 |+--++---------------+--+---------------++---+++-----------------++--+-+------------------++--++---------------+--+---------------++---+++-----------------++--+-+------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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