Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4766W

Shires Smaller Companies PLC

29 July 2009

 



APPENDIX 3

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:

Shires Smaller Companies plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

Other (please specify): n/a

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See item 9

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

27 July 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

29 July 2009

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

See item 13

8.     Notified details:

A:     Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of  shares	Number of  voting rights
GB0008063728	1,370,000	1,370,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of  shares	Number of  voting rights		% of  voting rights
GB0008063728	Direct 1,250,000	Direct 1,250,000	Indirect  -	Direct 5.65%	Indirect -

B:     Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration  Date	Exercise/ Conversion  Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C:     Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of  voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights 1,250,000

% of voting rights 5.65%

9.     Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
        financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 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:

As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have crossed below 6% triggering this notification.

14.     Contact name:

Charlie Macrae

15.     Contact telephone number:

0207 463 6072

 

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