Tclarke Regulatory News (CTO)

24 Oct 2007 09:10

Clarke(T.) PLC24 October 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached CLARKE, T PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may ( ) result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ( ) Other (specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 21/10/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22/10/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 19% 8. Notified details: A. Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the Ordinary 10p (GB0002015021)ISIN code) Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggering transactionNumber of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsShares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 7,598,136 7,598,136 145,080 145,080 7,440,793 0.36% 18.63% B. Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may rightsinstrument Date be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 7,585,873 18.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: AXA UK Invt Co ICVC UK Smaller Cos Fd Indirect 61,394 0.15369%Sun Life Pensions Mgmt Ltd Direct 2,400 0.00601%Sun Life Pensions Mgmt Ltd Direct 54,300 0.13593%AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Life Direct 8,151 0.02040%AXA Sun Life FTSE All Share Tracker Pension Direct 36,831 0.09220%AXA Framlington Xerox Final Salary Pension Indirect 269,200 0.67388%Sch.AXA Framlington Islington Group Pension Sch. Indirect 175,650 0.43970%AXA Framlington St James Place Ex (Pens) Fd Indirect 299,000 0.74848%AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fd Indirect 335,000 0.83859%AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect 78,000 0.19525%AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust Indirect 1,000,000 2.50326%AXA Framlington Innovative Growth Indirect 2,265,000 5.66989%AXA Framlington AIM VCT Indirect 100,000 0.25033%AXA Framlington AIM VCT2 Indirect 10,000 0.02503%AXA Framlington Monthly Income Indirect 2,089,349 5.23019%AXA Framlington Managed Balance Indirect 350,000 0.87614%AXA Framlington BAE Systems Pens Fd CIF Indirect 164,200 0.41104%AXA Framlington BAE Systems 2000 Pens Fd Indirect 69,000 0.17273%Framlington onshore private clients Indirect 137,500 0.34420%AXA Sun Life With Profit Transition Fd Direct 26,757 0.06698%Sun Life Assurance Society With Profit Direct 16,641 0.04166%Transition Fd St James Place Equity & Income UT Indirect 37,500 0.09387% Total Direct 145,080 0.36317% Total Indirect 7,440,793 18.62625% Total 7,585,873 18.98942% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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: Terry Marsh 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7003 2637 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange