31st Jan 2008 14:29
Boot(Henry) PLC31 January 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Henry Boot PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 the notification obligation: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : See attached schedule 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 28 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights ISIN 5,245,135 5,245,135 GB0001110096 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISINCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectISIN 6,995,973 5.37%GB0001110096 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if the rightsinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 6,995,973 5.37% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : FIL Issuer Name: BOOT (HENRY) PLC Current Ownership 5.37%percentage: Total shares held: 6,995,973 Issued voting rights 130,244,385capital: SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANYFidelity International 1,816,335 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FILLimited (FIL) is the parentholding company for variousdirect and indirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management 1,637,755 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FILLimited (FFML), FidelityInvestment Services Limited(FISL), Fidelity Gestion(FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory 1,891,500 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL(Korea) Limited (FIAKL),Fidelity InvestmentManagement (Hong Kong)Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), 1,326.000 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPMFidelity Investments Japan(FIJ) and FidelityInvestments International(FII), Investment managersfor various non-US 324,383 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LDND (S) FPMinvestment companies andinstitutional clients. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold: 1,750,838 shares 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights: 28 January 2008 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Gordon Hawksley 15. Contact telephone number: 0114 255 5444 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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