HNT.L Regulatory News (HNT)

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Huntsworth plc

2. Reason for notification (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 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

RBC Holdings (Channel Islands) Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Roy Nominees as nominee for RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited as Trustee of the Huntsworth Employee Benefit Trust

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

27 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B0CRWK2

9,148,352

9,148,352

7,292,083

7,292,083

3%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,292,083

3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of RBC Holdings (Channel Islands) Limited. The ultimate parent of the latter is Royal Bank of Canada.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Based on shares in issue of 212,393,837

14 Contact name:

Tymon Broadhead

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7224 8778