Strategic Minerals Regulatory News (SML)

18 Apr 2007 12:26

Smallbone PLC18 April 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Smallbone PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) Other (please specify): (Yes) - New regulations 3% threshold passed 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Charles Smallbone 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19th March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 38% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Ord GBP 0.05 8,578,408 8,578,408 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ord GBP 0.05 8,578,408 4,350,000 4,228,408 19.5018% 18.9567% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 8,578,408 38.4586% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe 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: N/A 14. Contact name: Neil Johnson, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01380 729090 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange