RNS Number:7522P Helphire Group PLC 10 March 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc | | |of existing shares to which voting rights are | | | |attached: | | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Schroders plc | | |notification obligation: | | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | | | |3.): | | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 07/03/08 | | |threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10/03/08 | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 13% | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |8. Notified details: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |A: Voting rights attached to shares | | -------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ - |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 | | | | | | | | | | | | -------- --------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- - |Ord 5p |9,036,091|9,036,091|Not |Not |19,119,265 |Not |13.76% | | | | | |specified|specified | |specified | | | -------- --------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- - |B: Financial Instruments | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | | --------------- ---------- --------------------- ---------------------- ----------- - |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. | | | --------------- ---------- --------------------- ---------------------- ----------- - | Not Specified |Not | Not Specified |Not Specified |Not | | | |Specified | | |Specified | | --------------- ---------- --------------------- ---------------------- ----------- - |Total (A B) | | ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | | ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - | 19,119,265 | 13.76% | | ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | | |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |Schroder Investment Management Limited - 18,582,830 13.37% | | |Schroder Investment Management North America Limited - 536,435 0.39% | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |Proxy Voting: | | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- - |10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- - |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| N/A | | |hold: | | | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- - |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | | |voting rights: | | | --------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------- - | 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 | | --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- - |14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | | --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- - |15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | | --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- - |16 Date | 10th March 2008 | | -------- ------ -- ------- - ---- ---- - ------- - - - ------- -------- - --------- - -------- ------ -- ------- - ---- ---- - ------- - - - ------- -------- - --------- - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END