Tribal Grp. Regulatory News (TRB)

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:

TRIBAL GROUP PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

N/A

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

8 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0030181522

ORD 0.05P

3018152

0

0

2,697,803

2,697,803

N/A

3.070%

N/A

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,697,803

3.070%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2. 

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund.

14 Contact name:

Richard Collins

Company Secretary / Solicitor

Tribal Group plc

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7323 7110

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ

Phone number & email

020 7702 0888

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Hermes Investment Management Limited acts as agent on behalf for Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund

Contact address

1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ

Phone number & email

020 7680 2125 / 020 7680 2160

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Hermes Investment Management Limited is the Investment Manager and agent for Hermes UK Smaller Companies Fund

C: Additional information

Please contact Valerie Davidson / Margaret Moss on the above number for further information.