Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0465M

Herald Investment Trust PLC

21 January 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: (   )

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) : (X)

Disclosure of holdings following the acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification supersedes any notification previously issues by Lloyds TSB Group and/or HBOS plc.

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):

……16/01/09………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……21/01/09………..

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

………Direct/indirect Holdings 7%……..

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	N/A	N/A
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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004228648 Ord 25p Shares	3,823,254	3,823,254	2,548,743	4.584%	3.056%

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
6,371,997	7.640%

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

5,954,936 shares (7.140%) 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, 1,159,903 shares (1.391%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited and 2,276,742 shares (2.730%) 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:

…Craig Mclean…………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3192………..

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

 

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