25th Jan 2008 11:28
Smallbone PLC25 January 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Smallbone Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) X An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ Morgan Stanley3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification (Institutional Securities Group and Globalobligation: Wealth Management) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 14/01/2008 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached if different): 24/01/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares 2,499,771 2,499,771 2,794,771 2,794,771 12.43% GB00B01ZXV57 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights2,794,771 12.43% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable: Morgan Stanley Securities. 2,794,771 Ordinary Shares (12.43%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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