10th Dec 2007 10:00
Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Plus Markets Groupunderlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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): 3. Full name of person(s)subject to notification Lloyds TSB Group Plcobligation: 4. Full name ofshareholder(s) (if different State Street Nominees Ltdfrom 3): 5. Date of transaction (anddate on which the threshold 6th December 2007is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer 7th December 2007notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Reached 5%crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares to the triggering
transactionIf possibleuse ISINcode Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd GBP0.05 15,729,916 15,729,916 15,829,916 15,829,916 5.0303265464 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentagefinancial conversion that may be acquired of votinginstrument period/date (if the instrument rights exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 15,829,916 5.030
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
15,829,916 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 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 TSB Group Plc.
Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxyholder will cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder willcease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14 Contact name: Central Disclosure Unit
15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name Lloyds TSB Group Plc(including legal form of legalentities) Contact address Henry Duncan House 120 George Street(registered office for legal Edinburghentities) EH2 4LH Phone number & email +44 (0) 131 225 4555 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit Contact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SPPhone number & email +44 (0) 1444 418127 [email protected] useful information (e.g. functional relationship withthe person or legal entity subject tothe notification obligation)
C: Additional information
PLUS Markets Group plcRelated Shares:
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