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RNS Number : 9019D
Quintain Estates & Development PLC
10 December 2009
 







TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



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

attached:

QUINTAIN ESTATES & DEVELOPMENT PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
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 Equity Ownership Services Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or

reached:
 

8.12.09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9.12.09

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

4%

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the 
triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights 

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD

GB0007184442


4,452,516


4,452,516


0


0


6,201,054


0


4.759


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 xv, xvi

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

Percentage of voting rights

6,201,054

4.759%

  

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 in the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of:


1 Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer 3.071%)

2 Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer 0.00%)

3 Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.688%)


Please see section 13 for further information.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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 Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in the agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.


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 DTR5.2.1(h).


Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund hold the voting rights as general partner under a standing proxy contained in the 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).


This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR5.21.(e).


This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR5.2.1(e)


14. Contact name:

Sue Dixon (Quintain Estates and Development plc)

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 478 9418



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