15th Mar 2007 09:30
Helphire Group PLC15 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Helphire Group PLC shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Jupiter Asset Management Limited obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 13 March 2007 crossed or reached if different) 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the Shares Voting sharesISIN CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Not 13,645,862 13,645,862 13,972,739 13,972,739 Not 10.15 Notspecified specified specified B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights13,972,739 10.15 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : The shares will apear on the register in the following name: Nortrust Nominees Limited - 13,329,884 BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited - 642,855 Of the 13,972,739 shares held by Jupiter 11,533,210 (8.38%) shares are held on behalf of the Jupiter IncomeFund. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Not specified 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not specified 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not specified 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Nick Tilley, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01225 321217 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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