H&t Group Plc Regulatory News (HAT)

22 Mar 2007 14:57

H&T Group PLC22 March 2007 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: H&T Group plc - GB00B12RQD06 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( X ) Other (please specify) : ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: UBS Global Asset Management - Traditional 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 16 March 2007 (See 13. Additional information) 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9.20% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB00B12RQD06 2,310,707 2,310,707 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B12RQD06 2,896,976 2,310,707 586,269 7.33% 1.86% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,896,976 9.20% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 586,269- 1.86% UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 2,310,707 - 7.33% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of asset management clients 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: This disclosure has been made to fulfil the below FSA requirement: The Transparency Directive states that where a major shareholder has not beenrequired (because of an acquisition or disposal of voting rights or due to achange in the total of voting rights in issue) to make an announcement to theissuer prior to the 20th March 2007, then we must do so by that date in anyevent. Please note that UBS are no longer required to include prime brokerage holdingsin the disclosures under DTR5. 14. Contact name: Angela Huff, Associate Director, UBS AG 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 568 4981 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange