10th Mar 2008 14:49
Helphire Group PLC10 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc | ||of existing shares to which voting rights are | | ||attached: | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Schroders plc | ||notification obligation: | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | | ||3.): | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 07/03/08 | ||threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10/03/08 | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 13% | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|A: Voting rights attached to shares | |+--------+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------+-+|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||type of |to the Triggering | | ||shares |transaction | | || | | | ||if +---------+---------+---------+-----------------------+--------------------+-+|possible|Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting rights|% of voting rights | ||using |Shares |Voting |shares | | | ||the ISIN| |Rights | | | | ||CODE | | +---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | || | | | | | | | | |+--------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|Ord 5p |9,036,091|9,036,091|Not |Not |19,119,265 |Not |13.76% | || | | |specified|specified | |specified | | |+--------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|B: Financial Instruments | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting| ||financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights | ||instrument | | |acquired if the | | || | | |instrument is | | || | | |exercised/ converted. | | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+| Not Specified |Not | Not Specified |Not Specified |Not | || |Specified | | |Specified | |+---------------+----------+---------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Total (A+B) | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+| 19,119,265 | 13.76% | |+----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Schroder Investment Management Limited - 18,582,830 13.37% | ||Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 536,435 0.39% | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Proxy Voting: | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| N/A | ||hold: | | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | ||voting rights: | | |+---------------------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-+| 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. | || | | || |Notification using the total voting rights figure| || | of 138,961,489 | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | |+---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|16 Date | 10th March 2008 | |+--------+------+--+-------+-+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-++--------+------+--+-------+-+----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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