Notifiable Interest

RNS Number : 9618M

Walker Greenbank PLC

06 February 2009

 



For Immediate Release

6 February 2009

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

('Walker Greenbank' or 'the Company')

Notifiable Interest

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company. 

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 

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

WALKER GREENBANK PLC 

2. Reason for the notification 

A disposal of voting rights

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

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                8.164%

Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust           2.573%

Gartmore Go Dealing Ltd                          0.278%

Gartmore Growth Opportunities                1.199%

VIDACOS Nominees Ltd                          6.115%

NORTRUST Nominees Ltd                       4.621%

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

3 February 2009 and 4 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

6 February 2009

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

22%

8. Notified details: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN CODE	Situation previous to Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB000306151	13,347,937	13,347,937	13,054,439		13,054,439		22.776%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
13,054,439	22.776%

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

N/A

10. Name of the 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: 

ALL SHARES ARE HELD INDIRECTLY

Enquiries: 

Walker Greenbank PLC	[phone]
Julian Wilson, Company Secretary
Teathers	[phone]
Tom Hulme
Buchanan Communications	[phone]
Mark Court / Miranda Higham

 

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