4 Feb 2009 09:52
| 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 | |||
| 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): Shares in Issue change |
X | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Hermes UK Smaller Companies 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): | 2 February 2009 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3 February 2009 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 2% | ||
| 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 | 2,697,803 | 2,697,803 | 2,697,803 | 2,697,803 | N/A | 2.988% | 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 | 2.988% |
| 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 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
| 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 as agent 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. |
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