Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9355L
Mears Group PLC
20 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:


Mears Group plc



2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


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


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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 January 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:


19 January 2009


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


Direct/Indirect 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

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

Ord 1p shares

GB0005630420

N/A

N/A

2,735,569

2,735,569

2,752,904

3.697%

3.720%




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

N/A







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,488,473

7.417%


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

805,700 Shares (1.089%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).


4,291,661 Shares (5.799%) 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, 1,609,415 shares (2.175%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary 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, and 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


74,001,851

14 Contact name:


Kenny Melville

15. Contact telephone number:


0131 243 8671


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


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