Holding(s) in Company

 

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RNS Number : 1342O 
Local Radio Company PLC (The) 
02 March 2009 
 

 
 
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| For filings with the FSA include the    | 
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| For filings with issuer exclude the     | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                            | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   | The Local Radio Company plc  | 
| issuer of existing shares to which voting     |                              | 
| rights are attached:                          |                              | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                          | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       | X        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may     |          | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which       |          | 
| voting rights are attached                                        |          | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                  |          | 
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| Other (please specify):______________                             |          | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to   | Trevor Smallwood                    | 
| notification obligation:               |                                     | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                     | 
| different from 3):                     |                                     | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on    | 26 February 2009                    | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                     | 
| reached if different):                 |                                     | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 2 March 2009                        | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 16%                                 | 
| reached:                               |                                     | 
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| 8: Notified Details                                                                           | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                           | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction     | 
| of shares    | to the triggering   |                                                          | 
| If           | transaction         |                                                          | 
| possible     |                     |                                                          | 
| use ISIN     |                     |                                                          | 
| code         |                     |                                                          | 
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|              | Number   | Number   | Number     | Number of voting      | Percentage of       | 
|              | of       | of       | of         | rights                | voting rights       | 
|              | shares   | voting   | shares     |                       |                     | 
|              |          | rights   |            |                       |                     | 
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|              |          |          |            | Direct     | Indirect | Direct   | Indirect | 
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| GB00B0108C60 | 0        | 0        | 11,520,000 | 11,520,000 |          | 16.00%   |          | 
| 4p Ords      |          |          |            |            |          |          |          | 
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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/     | No. of voting        | Percentage of | 
| financial     | date          | conversion    | rights that          | voting rights | 
| instrument    |               | period/date   | may be               |               | 
|               |               |               | acquired (if         |               | 
|               |               |               | the                  |               | 
|               |               |               | instrument           |               | 
|               |               |               | exercised/converted) |               | 
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|               |               |               |                      |               | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                 | 
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| Number of voting rights              | Percentage of voting rights          | 
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| 11,520,000                           | 16.00%                               | 
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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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| Proxy Voting:                                                               | 
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:            | n/a                                  | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy    | n/a                                  | 
| holder will cease to hold:           |                                      | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will  | n/a                                  | 
| cease to hold voting rights:         |                                      | 
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| 13. Additional information:          |                                      | 
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| 14 Contact name:                     | Trevor Smallwood                     | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        | 01934 852 589                        | 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 
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