Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6506H
Boot(Henry) PLC
06 November 2008
 




For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Henry Boot PLC



2. Reason for notification (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 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify):______________




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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information.

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

Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

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

5 November 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 November 2008


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

8%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

0111009 

GB0001110096 

ORD 10P



10,242,355

10,242,355

2,198,220

2,198,220

8,831,720

1.688%

6.781% 


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights








Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,029,940

8.469%


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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 


1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.688%) 


2. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 6.781%) 


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 to hold:

See Comment in Section 13.


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

See Comment in Section 13.



13. Additional information:


Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

 

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 for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

 

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e) and disclosed pursuant to 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:


John Sutcliffe

Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:


0114 255 5444


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 


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