Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9742N

Herald Investment Trust PLC

26 February 2009

 

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:

…Herald Investment Trust Plc…………..

2. Reason for the notification 

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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:

    Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

   See section 9

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

……25/02/09………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……26/02/09………..

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

………Increase to above 9% Direct/Indirect……..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0004228648	6,371,997	6,371,997
Ord 25p Shares

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004228648 Ord 25p Shares	4,598,326	4,598,326	3,274,571	5.51%	3.93%

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)	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
7,872,897	9.44%

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

7,426,918 shares (8.90%) 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, 1,324,168 shares (1.588%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited and 2,758,759 shares (3.308%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, both wholly owned subsidiaries 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 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 83,408,123…………..

14. Contact name:

…Erin Longmuir…………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3199………..

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

 

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