Last checked at 1 Aug 2011 12:06
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Workspace Group plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |
Other (please specify): | ISC Change | No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| F&C Asset Management plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| See box 9 below |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 27/07/2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 29/07/2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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10% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0005296354 Ord 10p | 125,735,197 | 125,735,197 | 126,735,197 | 126,735,197 | 8.80% | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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CFD | 9,135,230 | Nominal | Delta
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0.63 | ||||||
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
135,870,427
| 9.43%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
| F&C Asset Management plc |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:
| Peter Taylor, F&C Asset Management plc |
15. Contact telephone name:
| 0131 718 1147 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
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)
| Workspace Group plc |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| Magenta House, 85 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU |
Phone number & email
| Carmelina Carfora, Company Sec, Carmelina.Carfora@workspacegroup.co.uk |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| Peter Taylor, F&C Asset Management plc |
Contact address
| 80 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BU |
Phone number & email
| 0131 718 1147 Peter.taylor@fandc.com |
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information |