Hill & Smith Regulatory News (HILS)

8 Feb 2007 13:22

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC08 February 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Hill & Smith Holdings PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify): Notification of holding at 20 January 2007. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: J P Morgan Chase & Co. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): J P Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) : 20 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: n/a A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transactionOrdinary Shares Number of Number of voting shares Rights GB0004270301 n/a n/a Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of votingusing the ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares GB0004270301 Nil Nil 6,761,196 Nil 8.95% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 6,761,196 8.95% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable Total disclosable holding for J P Morgan Chase & Co: 6,761,196 voting rights (8.95%). Holdings by controlled undertakings of J P Morgan Chase & Co are as follows: J P Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 6,761,196 voting rights (8.95%). Proxy Voting: 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: Notification of disclosable holding at 20 January 2007. 14. Contact name: Chris Burr, Company Secretary, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC 15. Contact telephone number: 0121 704 7430 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange