Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8742Y
Workspace Group PLC
10 September 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:

  

Workspace Group PLC


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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes 


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

 No


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

 No


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 No


Other (please specify):

  

 No


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


F&C Asset Management plc

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


See box 9 below

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


09/09/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:


10/09/2009


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



10%


  

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

Voting

Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0005296354

Ord 10p

106,139,509

106,139,509

102,580,241


-

102,580,241


-

9.81%

 


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

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

102,580,241


9.81%



  

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

Client 

No. of voting rights

% of total voting rights

Registration name

FPP Stewardship Fund

53,892,333

5.15%

HSBC GS Nominees Limited

Other client holding(s) are below 3% each






Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


F&C Asset Management plc 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:




13. Additional information:



14 Contact name:


Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone name:


0207369 2377




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