TIDMHAT TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 5172B
H&T Group PLC
28 October 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | H&T Group plc |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
| attached: ii | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may | No |
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting | |
| rights are attached | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect | No |
| to qualifying financial instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No |
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| Other (please | | No |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
| the | |
| notification obligation: iii | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Registered Holder: |
| (if different from 3.):iv | BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited |
| | 142,071* |
| | Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 765,591* |
| | Chase Nominees |
| | Limited 74,134* |
| | CUIM Nominee Limited |
| | 12,749* |
| | *denotes direct interest |
| | Vidacos Nominees Limited 806,408 |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 26 October 2009 |
| on | |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached: v | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 October 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level |
| or | |
| reached: vi, vii | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of | % of voting |
| | of | of | of | voting | rights x |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | rights | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
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| Ordinary | 2,292,026 | 2,292,026 | 1,800,953 | 994,545 | 806,408 | 2.81% | 2.28% |
| Shares | | | | | | | |
| GB00B12RQD06 | | | | | | | |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | date xiii | Conversion Period xiv | rights that may | rights |
| | | | be | |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, |
| xvi |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | price | date xvii | Conversion | rights | rights xix, xx |
| | | | period xviii | instrument | |
| | | | | refers to | |
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| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 1,800,953 | 5.09% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services |
| Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- |
| Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:* |
| Aviva plc (Parent Company)* |
| Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)* |
| Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group |
| Holdings Limited)* |
| Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva |
| Investors Holdings Limited) |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
| cease | |
| to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | |
| hold | |
| voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number |
| | of voting rights of 35,339,190. |
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 |
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