11th Jan 2008 15:15
Walker Greenbank PLC11 January 2008 For Immediate Release 11 January 2008 WALKER GREENBANK PLC ("the Company") Notifiable Interest A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by theCompany. TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: WALKER GREENBANK PLC 2. Reason for the notification GONE OVER 22% THRESHOLD 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): HSBC Global Custody Nominee 7.931% BNY GIL CLT A/C LST 3.284% BNY GIL A/C NWSC 1.063% VIDACOS Nominees Ltd 5.695% MORTRUST Nominees Ltd 4.065% 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 8th JANURAY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11TH JANUARY 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 22% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares+-----------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |Triggering |transaction || |transaction | ||if possible| |Notification required under DTR transitional ||using ISIN | |provision 7 ||CODE +----------+----------+----------+------------------+-----------------+| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting || |Shares |Voting |shares |rights |rights || | |Rights | | | || | | | | | || | | +----------+-------+----------+-------+---------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+-----------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+-------+---------+|GB000306151|12,425,000|12,425,000|13,003,064| |13,003,064| |22.037% |+-----------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+-------+---------+ B: Financial Instruments+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting ||financial |date |Conversion |rights that may |rights ||instrument | |Period/ Date |be acquired if | || | | |the instrument is| || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted | || | | | | || | | | | |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+| | | | | |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+ Total (A+B)+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|13,003,064 |22.037% || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 10. Name of the Proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: ALL SHARES ARE HELD INDIRECTLY 14. Contact name: JULIAN WILSON - COMPANY SECRETARY 15. Contact telephone number: 08708 300077 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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