Holding(s) in Company

10 Mar 2009 18:04



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:

Invista European Real Estate Trust

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Lloyds Banking Group Plc

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

See Section 9

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

6 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 March 2009

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

Increase to above 3% Direct

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

N/A

Total (A+B)

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

3,427,898 shares (3.000%) are under the control of Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings plc, a subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, and are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 114,263,275

14. Contact name:

Patricia Schon

15. Contact telephone number:

+352 472 323 357

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