Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

23 Feb 2007 09:39

Morgan Sindall PLC23 February 2007 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the Morgan Sindall plc----- underlying issuer of existing ----------------------------- shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification: Acquisition of voting rights----- -------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------- 3 Full name of person(s) subject Standard Life Investments Ltd----- to the notification obligation: ----------------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------- 4 Full name of shareholders(s): Registered holder: Vidacos Nominees ----- -------------------- ----------------------------- 5 Date of the transaction and 21 February 2007----- date on which the threshold is ----------------------------- crossed or reached: ----- 6 Date on which issuer notified: 22 February 2007----- ----------------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------- 7 Threshold(s) that is/are Material holding increased above 6%----- crossed or reached: boundary -------------------- ----------------------------- 8 Notified details: Standard Life Investments Ltd acquired 187,556 shares----- ----------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transactionshares If -----------------------------------------possible using -------------------------the ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights------------ ------------------ -------------------------------------GB0008085614 4,774,314 4,774,314------------ ------------------ ------------------------- -----------------------------------------Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares If -----------------------------------------possible using --------------- ------------------the ISIN code Number of Number of voting % of voting rights------------ shares rights ------------------ ------------ --------------- ---------- ----------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ------------ -------- -------- ---------- -----------------------Ordinary 2,628,670 2,628,670 2,333,200 6.182% 5.487%GB0008085614------------ ------------ -------- -------- ---------- ----------- B: Financial instruments--------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation after the triggering transaction--------------------------------------------------- Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion rights that may rightsinstrument be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Period/Date N/A Total (A+B)--------------------------------------------------- Number of voting rights % of voting rights------------------------ ----------------------------- 4,961,870 11.669% ------------------------ ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 9 Chain of controlled Standard Life Investments Ltd----- undertakings through which the ----------------------------- voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: -------------------- Proxy Voting:--------------------------------------------------- 10 Name of the 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:----- -------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------- 14 Contact for further Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary----- information: ----------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------- 15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9218----- -------------------- ----------------------------- Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares--------------------------------------------------- A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation--------------------------------------------------- Full name (including legal form for Standard Life Investments Ltdlegal entities) -----------------------------------------------------Contact address (registered office Investment Housefor legal entities) 1 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LL Phone number 0131 225 2345------------------------ -----------------------------Other useful information (at leastlegal representative for legal -----------------------------persons)------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable--------------------------------------------------- Full name Citigroup Global Transaction Services ------------------------ -----------------------------Contact address 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh EH1 3AJ ------------------------ -----------------------------Phone number 0131 524 2841------------------------ -----------------------------Other useful information (egfunctional relationship with the -----------------------------person or legal entity subject tothe notification obligation)------------------------ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange