Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMROK TIDMLLOY 
 
RNS Number : 2612N 
Rok PLC 
12 February 2009 
 

 
 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                 | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                |                                                    ROK plc | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights are                                     |                                                            | 
| attached:                                                                         |                                                            | 
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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 financial instruments which may result in the                                                         |          | 
| acquisition of shares already issues 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 the                                  |                                           Lloyds Banking Group plc | 
| notification obligation:                                                  |                                                                    | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                              |                                                      See Section 9 | 
| from 3.):                                                                 |                                                                    | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                    |                                                   11 February 2009 | 
| which the threshold is crossed or                                         |                                                                    | 
| reached:                                                                  |                                                                    | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         |                                                   12 February 2009 | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                    |                                             Reduction to below 12% | 
| reached:                                                                  |                                                                    | 
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| 8. Notified details:                    |                                                                                                      | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                            | 
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| Class/type of  | Situation previous                      | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                | 
| shares         | to the Triggering                       |                                                                                     | 
| if possible    | transaction                             |                                                                                     | 
| using          |                                         |                                                                                     | 
| the ISIN CODE  |                                         |                                                                                     | 
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|                | Number                     | Number     | Number                     | Number of              | % of voting rights            | 
|                | of                         | of         | of shares                  | voting                 |                               | 
|                | Shares                     | Voting     |                            | rights                 |                               | 
|                |                            | Rights     |                            |                        |                               | 
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|                |                            |            | Direct                     | Direct    | Indirect   | Direct        | Indirect      | 
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| Ord 2p         | 21,960,605                 | 21,960,605 | 276,464                    | 276,464   | 20,829,554 | 0.15%         | 11.62%        | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                                                                                       | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                           | 
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| Type of financial                   | Expiration     | Exercise/ Conversion               | Number of voting               | % of voting       | 
| instrument                          | date           | Period/ Date                       | rights that may be             | rights            | 
|                                     |                |                                    | acquired if the                |                   | 
|                                     |                |                                    | instrument is                  |                   | 
|                                     |                |                                    | exercised/                     |                   | 
|                                     |                |                                    | converted.                     |                   | 
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| N/A                                                                                                                                            | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                                                                                    | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                       | % of voting rights                                             | 
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| 21,106,018                                                                    | 11.77%                                                         | 
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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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| 15,912,140 Shares (8.87%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of                                        |      | 
| Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd,                                     |      | 
| a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group                                     |      | 
| plc (Indirect Interests).                                                                                                               |      | 
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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                                           |                                            N/A | 
| to 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:                                                   |                     Notification using the total voting rights | 
|                                                                               |                                                      figure of | 
|                                                                               |                                                    179,303,672 | 
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| 14. Contact name:                                                             |                                                 Kenny Melville | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:                                                 |                                                  0131 243 8671 | 
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