Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                      LMS Capital Plc      
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X    
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                     British Empire     
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                             Securities and     
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                    General Trust plc   
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      JP Morgan - Chase   
 (if different from 3.):iv                                          Nominees Limited    
                                                                                        
                                                                  CREST: BT01C  Sub a/c 
                                                                          No.2          
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                           Trade date: 10 May 2012
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                       Settlement date: 15 May
                                                                          2012          
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     11 May 2012     
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     5%           
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                        
                                                                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                
                                                                                                            
Class/type   Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction         
of           to the triggering                                                                              
shares       transaction                                                                                    
                                                                                                            
             Number              Number        Number     Number of voting          % of  voting rights x   
if possible  of                  of            of shares  rights                                            
using        Shares              Voting                                                                     
the ISIN                         Rights        Direct     Direct xi        Indirect Direct     Indirect     
CODE                                                                       xii                              
                                                                                                            
Ordinary 10p                                                                                                
                  8,785,306        8,785,306   13,912,128    13,912,128               5.10%                 
GB00B12MHD28                                                                                                
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                         
                                                                                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
                                                                                                            
Type of        Expiration         Exercise/                Number of voting                   % of voting   
financial      date xiii          Conversion Period xiv    rights that may be                 rights        
instrument                                                 acquired if the                                  
                                                           instrument is                                    
                                                           exercised/ converted.                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                               
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                         
                                                                                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
                                                                                                            
Type of       Exercise price     Expiration   Exercise/   Number of voting rights     % of voting rights    
financial                        date xvii    Conversion  instrument refers to        xix, xx               
instrument                                    period                                                        
                                              xviii                                                         
                                                                                                            
                                                                                      Nominal    Delta      
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                               
                                                                                                            
Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights                           
                                                                                                            
                     13,912,128                                               5.10%                         
                                                                                                            


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for British Empire Securities           
and General Trust plc.                                                                  
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
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:                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                 Phoenix Administration Services Limited
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                 Corporate Secretary                    
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                    01245 398950