RNS Number:7522P
Helphire Group PLC
10 March 2008
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc | |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are | | |
|attached: | | |
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|2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Schroders plc | |
|notification obligation: | | |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | | |
|3.): | | |
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|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 07/03/08 | |
|threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10/03/08 | |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 13% | |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares | |
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|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |
|type of |to the Triggering | | |
|shares |transaction | | |
| | | | |
|if --------- --------- --------- ----------------------- -------------------- -
|possible|Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting rights|% of voting rights | |
|using |Shares |Voting |shares | | | |
|the ISIN| |Rights | | | | |
|CODE | | --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- -
| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | |
| | | | | | | | | |
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|Ord 5p |9,036,091|9,036,091|Not |Not |19,119,265 |Not |13.76% | |
| | | |specified|specified | |specified | | |
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|B: Financial Instruments | |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |
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|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting| |
|financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights | |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | | |
| | | |instrument is | | |
| | | |exercised/ converted. | | |
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| Not Specified |Not | Not Specified |Not Specified |Not | |
| |Specified | | |Specified | |
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|Total (A B) | |
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|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |
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| 19,119,265 | 13.76% | |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
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|Schroder Investment Management Limited - 18,582,830 13.37% | |
|Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 536,435 0.39% | |
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|Proxy Voting: | |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| N/A | |
|hold: | | |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | |
|voting rights: | | |
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| 13. Additional information: | The shares referred to in section 9 are held in | |
| | portfolios managed by those firms on a | |
| |discretionary basis for clients under investment | |
| | management agreements. | |
| | | |
| |Notification using the total voting rights figure| |
| | of 138,961,489 | |
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|14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | |
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|15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | |
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|16 Date | 10th March 2008 | |
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