Styles & Wood Group Regulatory News (STY)

25 Apr 2008 09:29

Styles & Wood Group PLC25 April 2008 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 : STYLES & WOOD GROUP PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation: HBOS 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) : 17 APRIL 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 APRIL 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: DIRECT INCREASED TO ABOVE 5% (DIRECT/INDIRECT INCREASED TO ABOVE 8%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the Triggering ISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights ORD 1P SHARES 4,484,781 4,484,781ISINGB00B1DKGQ10 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3,332,358 3,332,358 2,152,423 5.167% 3.337% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial Period/ Date rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,484,781 8.504% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : CLERICAL MEDICAL MANAGED FUNDS LIMITED (CMMF) *(DIRECT) - 2,830,844 (4.389%) INSIGHT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (GLOBAL) LIMITED (IIMGL)* (INDIRECT) - 5,052,219 (7.833%) IIMGL MANAGES HOLDINGS ON BEHALF OF CMMF AND OTHER HBOS GROUP COMPANIES, AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES EXTERNAL TO THE HBOS GROUP, UNDER VARIOUS DISCRETIONARY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. (* WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF HBOS PLC) 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 64,493,641 14. Contact name: KENNY MELVILLE 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 243 8671 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange