23rd Mar 2006 14:31
Helphire Group PLC23 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES +---+--------------------------------+----+------------------------------------------+|1. |Name of company |2. |Name of shareholder having a major || | | |interest || | | | || | | | || |HELPHIRE GROUP PLC | | || | | |HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd || | | | || | | | || | | | |+---+--------------------------------+----+------------------------------------------+|3. |Please state whether |4. |Name of the registered holder(s) and, if || |notification indicates that it | |more than one holder, the number of shares|| |is in respect of holding of the | |held by each of them || |shareholder named in 2 above or | | || |in respect of a non-beneficial | | || |interest or in the case of an | | || |individual holder if it is a | |Interest held on behalf of their || |holding of that person's spouse | |discretionary clients: 13,744,787 || |or children under the age of 18 | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || |Non-beneficial | | || | | | || | | | |+---+---------------+--+-------------+----+----------------------+---+---------------+|5. |Number of |6.|Percentage of|7. |Number of shares/ |8. |Percentage of || |shares/amount | |issued class | |amount of stock | |issued class || |of stock | | | |disposed | | || |acquired | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || |NOT SPECIFIED | |N/A | | | |N/A || | | | | |NOT SPECIFIED | | || | | | | | | | |+---+---------------+--+-------------+----+----------------------+---+---------------+| |+--+-----------------------------------+-----+-----------------+----+----------------+|9.|Class of security |10. |Date of |11. |Date company || | | |transaction | |informed || | | | | | || | | | | | || | | | | | || | | | | |23 March 2006 || |ORDINARY £0.05 | | | | || | | |NOT SPECIFIED | | || | | | | | || | | | | | || | | | | | |+--++----------------------------------++----++----------------+----+----------------+|12.|Total holding following this |13. |Total percentage holding of issued || |notification | |class following this notification || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | |10.12% || | | | || |13,744,787 | | || | | | || | | | |+---+-----------------------------------+-----+--------------------------------------+| |+---+-----------------------------------+---+----------------------------------------+|14.|Any additional information |15.|Name of contact and telephone number for|| | | |queries || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | |NICK TILLEY || |The Company was notified by HSBC | | || |Investments (UK) Ltd that it holds,| |01225 321218 || |on behalf of its discretionary | | || |clients, 13,744,787 shares in the | | || |Company. This interest relates only| | || |to HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd and no| | || |other member of the HSBC Group plc.| | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | |+---+-----------------------------------+---+----------------------------------------+|16.|Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this || |notification || | || | || | || |NICK TILLEY || | || | |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification 23 March 2006 |+--++---------------+--+-------------+-++-+-+++----------------+-+--++---------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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