Tribal Grp. Regulatory News (TRB)

8 Nov 2007 16:45

Tribal Group PLC08 November 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of TRIBAL GROUP PLCexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 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): Transferred to External Fund Manager X 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee ofobligation: the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 1 November 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3018152 13,974,961 13,974,961 2,697,803 2,697,803 9,331,724 3.182% 11.008% ORD 0.05P GB0030181522 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights12,029,527 14.191% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parentundertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.176%) 2. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 3.297%) 3. Hermes Assured Limited (included with number 2) 4. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 10.717%) Please see Section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: See Comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease See Comment in Section 13to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold See Comment in Section 13voting rights: 13. Additional information: Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of corporate governance services to various underlying clients. Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various limited partnerships. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a). The aggregation is made at the lower threshold of 3% and above because Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited does not manage investments for the purposes of the investment manager exemption contained in DTR 5.1.5. This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 14 Contact name: Richard Collins Company Secretary / Solictor Tribal Group plc 15. Contact telephone name: 01285 886020 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 BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme and Hermes Pensions Management(including legal form of legal entities) Limited Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ(registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email 020 7702 0888 Other useful information BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of the group of companies subject to the(at least legal representative for legal persons) notification obligation as indirect holders of voting rights for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(a) and 5.2.1(e). B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent for BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ Phone number & email 020 7680 2163 / 020 7680 2125 Other useful information Hermes Investment Management Limited as investment manager and agent on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information Please contact Bianca da Silva or Margaret Moss on the above number for further information. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange