Hansard Regulatory News (HSD)

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:

HANSARD GLOBAL PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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): Disclosure of holdings following the acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or HBOS plc.

YES

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

SEE SECTION 9

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

16TH JANUARY 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20TH JANUARY 2009

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

DIRECT/INDIRECT 5%

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

Ord 50p Shares

IM00B1HAXF89

6,771,776

6,771,776

378,614

378,614

6,983,587

0.276%

5.087%

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

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,362,201

5.363%

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

6,702,329 Shares (4.882%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

14 Contact name:

MANOJ B PATEL

15. Contact telephone number:

01624 688206