26th Sep 2012 13:50
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are HELPHIRE GROUP PLCattached:ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Schroders plc notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 25.09.12 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26.09.12 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 11% to 10% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering shares to the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsusing of of of shares rights x the ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii Ordinary 36,679,273 36,679,273 36,079,273 N/A 36,079,273 N/A 10.889% GB0004195219 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial Exercise Expiration Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xx instrument price date xvii period xviii Nominal DeltaN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 36,079,273 10.889%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Schroder Investment Management Limited 36,079,273 10.889% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: The shares referred to in Section 9 are held in portfolios13. Additional information: managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. Mr N Tilley - Company Secretary 14. Contact name: Helphire Group Plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44(0) 1225 321218
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