Lms Capital Regulatory News (LMS)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are LMS Capital Plcattached: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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): British Empire3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Securities andnotification obligation:iii General Trust plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) JP Morgan - Chase (if different from 3.):iv Nominees Limited CREST: BO01 - Account 11429 Trade date: 17 April5. Date of the transaction and date on 2014which the threshold is crossed orreached: v Settlement date: 24 April 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 April 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 8%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof to the triggering transactionshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingif possible of of of shares rights rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xii Ordinary 10p 14,625,469 14,625,469 16,192,469 16,192,469 8.64%GB00B12MHD28 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xxinstrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 16,192,469 8.64% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for British Empire Securitiesand General Trust plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation Full name British Empire Securities and General Trust(including legal form of legal entities) plc Contact address Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter,(registered office for legal entities) EX4 4EP, Devon Phone number & email 01392 477500 ExeterClosedEndTeam@capita.co.uk Other useful information Capita Asset Services acts as Corporate(at least legal representative for legal Secretary to British Empire Securities andpersons) General Trust plc B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Capita Asset Services Contact address Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP, Devon Phone number & email 01392 477500 ExeterClosedEndTeam@capita.co.uk Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with theperson or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation) C: Additional information