Hill & Smith Regulatory News (HILS)

12 Dec 2007 14:37

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC12 December 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: Yes 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): No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: BlackRock, Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See section 9 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 7 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to theusing the ISIN CODE triggering transaction Number of Number of Voting Shares RightsOrdinary Shares N/A N/A GB0004270301 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of Voting % of Voting Rightsif possible using Shares Rightsthe ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 3,818,943 Nil 3,818,943 Nil 5.05% GB0004270301 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % offinancial Date Period/ Date Rights that may be Votinginstrument acquired if the instrument is Rights exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of Voting % of VotingRights Rights 3,818,943 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited (5.05%) 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: None 14. Contact name: John Humphreys, 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