Promethean PLC Holding in Company (0028F)

TIDMPTH TIDMLLOY

RNS Number : 0028F

Promethean PLC

16 April 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Promethean plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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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                           Lloyds Banking Group plc 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                         See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                    31 March 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      16 April 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed             Indirect holdings decreased to below 
  or                                                                               3% 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                      Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                       transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number                 Number     Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of               of                    of          rights                   (x) 
                  Shares           Voting                shares 
                                   Rights 
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                                                         Direct     Direct        Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)          (xii) 
--------------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  ------------  ---------  -----------  -------------- 
 ORD GBP0.01     9,995,018                               N/A - below reportable threshold 
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 GB000B08H5G38 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration       Exercise/                      Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)      Conversion Period              rights that may          rights 
                                            (xiv)                          be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting           % of voting rights 
 financial          price          date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period           refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                               Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A - below reportable threshold 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 N/A - below reportable threshold 
 
 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        N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to         N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                           Notification using the Total Voting 
  13. Additional information:               Rights figure of 45,186,155 
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 14. Contact name:                         Andrew Kellett 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0113 235 7729 
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