Lms Capital Regulatory News (LMS)

20 Nov 2008 17:19



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Richoux Group PLC 

Ord 4p

2. Reason for the notification (please state 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: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

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

LMS Capital plc

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

LMS Capital 2008 L.P. (Westpool Trust)

LMS Capital 2007 L.P.

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

13 November 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 November 2008

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

25% 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B0NYFG99	9,532,136	9,532,136

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0NYFG99	9,843,712	746,116	23.43	1.78

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
10,589,828	25.20

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

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

Direct Interests:

LMS Capital 2007 L.P. - 8,786,020 shares (registered in the name of Westpool Investment Trust plc); and

LMS Capital 2008 L.P. - 1,057,692 shares (registered in its own name).

Indirect Interests:

Robert Anthony Rayne is an executive director of both Westpool Investment Trust plc and LMS Capital plc and a founder partner of LMS Capital 2007 L.P and LMS Capital 2008 L.P. Mr Rayne holds an additional 628,452 Ordinary Shares in his own name;

Richard Christou is an independent non-executive director of LMS Capital plc. Mr Christou holds an additional 60,000 Ordinary Shares in his Self Invest Pension Plan; and

James Rhodes is a non-executive director of Richoux Group plc and is an employee of LMS Capital plc. Mr Rhodes holds an additional 57,664 Ordinary Shares in his own name.

14. Contact name:

Matthew Jones

15. Contact number:

020 7935 3555

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