STOB.L Regulatory News (STOB)

27 Mar 2008 15:26

Stobart Group Limited27 March 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Stobart Group Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) Other (please specify):_Shares in issue updated 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Artemis Investment Management Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different BHS Senior Management Schemefrom 3.) City of London Cash Artemis Income Saul MT Income Fund Artemis High Income BHS Pension Scheme City of London Pension HSBC - UK Equity Inc BBC Pension Trust 5. Date of the transaction (and date on 14 March 2008which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent) 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 11%reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 10p Shares 17,008,125 17,008,125 17,008,125 17,008,125 10.59% (GB00B03HDJ73) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument date Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 17,008,125 10.59% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: BHS Senior Management Scheme - 142,023 - 0.09% City of London Cash - 1,150,875 - 0.71% Artemis Income - 8,237,857 - 5.13% Saul - 523,000 - 0.33% MT Income Fund - 605,000 - 0.38% Artemis High Income - 3,453,541 - 2.15% BHS Pension Scheme - 550,000 - 0.34% City of London Pension - 768,075 - 0.48% HSBC - UK Equity Inc - 77,754 - 0.05% BBC Pension Trust - 1,500,000 - 0.93% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to N/A hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Richard Butcher - Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01228 822500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange