9th Oct 2007 18:02
Erinaceous Group PLC09 October 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Erinaceous Group Plcof existing shares to which voting rights are --------------------attached:------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------ --------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ --------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are --------attached------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------ --------Other (please specify):------------------------------------------ -------- 3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds TSB Group Plcsubject to notification obligation:--------------------- ------------------------------ 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Boltro Nominees Ltd(if different from 3): Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd State Street Nominees Ltd--------------------- ------------------------------ 5. Date of transaction (and date 8th October 2007on which the threshold is ------------------------------crossed or reached ifdifferent):--------------------- 6. Date on which issuer 9th October 2007notified: --------------------- ------------------------------ 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Fallen below 5%crossed or reached: --------------------- ------------------------------ 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares triggering transaction transactionIf possibleuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3383827 Ord GBP0.005 6,314,869 6,314,869 4,514,869 0 4,514,869 0 4.203 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 4,514,869 4.203 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 193 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LloydsTSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 16,783 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB GroupPlc. 4,497,893 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under thecontrol of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Central Disclosure Unit 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name Lloyds TSB Group Plc(including legal form of legal entities) Contact address Henry Duncan House(registered office for legal entities) 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LH Phone number & email +44 (0) 131 225 4555 Other useful information(at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit Contact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SP Phone number & email +44 (0) 1444 418127 [email protected] Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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