Lms Capital Regulatory News (LMS)

31 Mar 2010 14:47

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying LMS Capital plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP (THS) notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if - different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on 30/03/2010 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31/03/2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of shares to the triggering transaction

transaction If possible use ISIN code GB00B12MHD28 Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of shares voting rights shares rights voting rights 13,815,461 13,815,461 13,536,161 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect - 13,536,161 - 4.96%

B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 13,536,161 4.96%

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

N/A 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: Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP (`THS') is a discretionary fund manager and does not invest on its own behalf but invests on behalf of its clients (that are large institutional funds i.e. Pension Funds, Unit trusts). THS controls the shares on the client's behalf. 14 Contact name: Kim van Tonder 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7659 4250