18th Apr 2007 18:30
Hamworthy plc18 April 2007 18 April 2007 Hamworthy plc Holding(s) in Company TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : Hamworthy plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: () An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments, which may result in, the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: () An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: () Other (please specify) Initial notification under Transparency Directive: (X) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 20 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 January 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8. Notified details: A Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights5p Ordinary N/A N/AGB00B01VFV79 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE shares rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B01VFV79 N/A N/A 2,771,253 N/A 6.424% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/converted. rightsN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights2,771,253 6.424% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Schroder Investment Management Limited 2,763,753 6.406% Schroder & Co Limited 7,500 0.017% 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: 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. 14. Contact name: Paul Crompton - Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number: 01202 662 699 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Schroders