K3 Business Technology Group Regulatory News (KBT)

2 Jan 2008 15:00

K3 Business Technology Group PLC02 January 2008 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii):K3 Business Technology Group Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( Yes ) Other (please specify) : 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):Hargreave Hale Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):Discretionary clients 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v):28 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:2 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: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 (vi) Number of Number of voting shares Rights (viii) Ordinary 1,173,000 1,173,000GB00B00P6061 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible using (ix)the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 1,173,000 NA 1,173,000 NA 4.948 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of votingfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting % of votingrights rights 1,173,000 4.948 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 870,000 of these shares are for unit trusts operated by Marlborough FundManagers Ltd, for which Hargreave Hale manages the investments on adiscretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of discretionaryclients. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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:This change is subsequent to the company's announcement of 20 Decembr andadmission to trading on 28 December of 15,500 new ordinary shares. 14. Contact name:David Clueit 15. Contact telephone number:01253 621575 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange