Stvg Regulatory News (STVG)

7 Jan 2008 11:49

SMG PLC07 January 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: SMG plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result No in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):______________ No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation (iii): Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester Pension Fund 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv) Chase Nominees Ltd A/C TMBC1 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached) (v) 21 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering of shares triggering transaction transactionIf possible (vi)use ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode shares voting rights shares rights (ix) voting rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)Ord 2.5p 18,752,944 18,752,944 57,426,823 57,426,823 6.04%GB0004325402 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights57,426,823 6.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: The fund manager is UBS Global Asset Management 14. Contact name: Jane E A Tames Company Secretary SMG plc 15. Contact telephone name: 0141 300 3074 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange