Lms Capital Regulatory News (LMS)

14 May 2012 12:33

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): British Empire 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Securities and notification obligation:iii General Trust plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) JP Morgan - Chase (if different from 3.):iv Nominees Limited CREST: BT01C Sub a/c No.2 5. Date of the transaction and date on Trade date: 10 May 2012which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v Settlement date: 15 May 2012 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11

May 2012

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

5% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x if possible of of of shares rights using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xii Ordinary 10p 8,785,306 8,785,306 13,912,128 13,912,128 5.10% GB00B12MHD28

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights financial date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx instrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 13,912,128 5.10%

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

JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for British Empire Securities and General Trust plc. 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: Phoenix Administration Services Limited14. Contact name: Corporate Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01245 398950