27 May 2009 11:24
 The Mission Marketing Group plc
Holding in Company
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: | The Mission Marketing Group plc | ||||||||||||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached | |||||||||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (please specify): | Shares acquired via Placing | X | |||||||||||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Lloyds Banking Group plc | ||||||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s)Â (if different from 3.): | See Section 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 21 May 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 May 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Increase to above 9% Direct/Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||
Ord 10p | 3,382,098 | 3,382,098 | 2,234,884 | 2,234,884 | 1,147,214 | 6.282% | 3.225% | ||||||||||||
GB00B11FD453 | |||||||||||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B) | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||
3,382,098 | 9.506% | ||||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||||
2,944,160 shares (8.275%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). Within these holdings 1,905,978 shares (5.357%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, These holdings 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 35,576,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Kenny Melville | ||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 243 8671 |