Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

25 Jul 2007 11:33

HMV Group PLC25 July 2007 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of HMV GROUP PLCexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee ofobligation: the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 24 July 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting shares rightsISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0031575722 24,031,295 24,031,295 557,714 557,714 24,144,809 0.138% 5.996% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 24,702,523 6.134% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parentundertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.659%) 2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 5.475%) Please see Section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: See Comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease See Comment in Section 13to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold See Comment in Section 13voting rights: 13. Additional information: Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various limited partnerships. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5. This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 14 Contact name: Margaret Moss/Valerie Davidson 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7680 2125 / 020 7680 2177 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange