3rd Apr 2008 08:00
Findel PLC03 April 2008 3 April 2008 Findel PLC ("Findel" or "the Company") Notification of Major Interests in Shares The Company announces that on 2 April 2008 it received notification from thetrustees of the Keith Chapman 2008 Trust, that on 2 April 2008 it acquired4,713,590 ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the Company ("Shares") by way of giftfor nil consideration from Keith Chapman, Chairman of the Company, under anarrangement to facilitate tax planning before changes to UK capital gains taxbecome effective on 6 April 2008 (the "Arrangement"). Mr Chapman is abeneficiary of the Trust. Further details of the Arrangement are set out in theannouncement made by the Company today under DTR 3.1.4. TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Findel PLCshares 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 in the acquisition ofshares 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) subject to notification Keith Chapman 2008 Trustobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Keith Chapman 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold 2 April 2008is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votinguse ISIN code shares voting shares rights rights ordinary nil nil 4,713,590 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect5 pence 4,713,590 5.538% B: Financial Instruments N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction N/A 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) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 4,713,590 5.538% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: N/A 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/Ahold voting rights: 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Ivan Bolton 15. Contact telephone number: 01943 864 686 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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