Strategic Minerals Regulatory News (SML)

4 Apr 2008 07:01

Smallbone PLC04 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Smallbone PLC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Ord 5pshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) X An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Toscafield Ltd 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 02/04/2008 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached if different): 03/04/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd 5p 5,528,405 5,528,405 5,861,909 5,861,909 5,861,909 26.02% GB00B01ZXV57 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights5,861,909 26.02% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange