1 Feb 2008 16:50
James Halstead PLC01 February 2008 James Halstead plc ("James Halstead" or the "Company") - Voting Rights andCapital In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules we would like to notifythe market of the following: James Halstead's capital consists of: • 51,126,072 ordinary shares of 5p each with voting rights; • 200,000 5.5% cumulative preference shares with no voting rights (except in the case that payment of a dividend is over six months in arrears); • 16,042,530 'B' shares of 1p each with no voting rights; and The Company's 'C' shares of 60p each, which had no voting rights, were redeemedduring January 2008. James Halstead does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in James Halstead is 51,126,072. The above figure of 51,126,072 may be used by shareholders as the denominatorfor the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notifytheir interest in, or a change to their interest in, James Halstead under theFSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Enquiries: Jack Whittaker (Company Secretary)Tel: 0161 767 2500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange