Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 5042K
  Wensum Company PLC
  19 December 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          THE WENSUM COMPANY PLC
 issuer of existing shares to which voting
 rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate
 box or boxes)
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
 result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
 rights are attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify):___________________________________________
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the      HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD
 notification obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different   NEW FORTRESS FINANCE HOLDINGS LTD
 from 3.):                                                     BVI
 5. Date of the transaction (and date on                  17 DECEMBER 2008
 which the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       19 DECEMBER 2008
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                       ABOVE 16%
 reached:
 8. Notified details:


 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares            Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using the ISIN     transaction 
 CODE
                                 Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting       % of voting
                                                       Rights                                   rights                 rights
                                                                             Direct             Direct     Indirect    Direct  Indirect
 GB0009485318                    1,230,000             1,230,000             1,255,000          1,255,000
                                                                                                                       16.02%

 B: Financial Instruments
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                  Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                                        acquired if the
                                                                        instrument is
                                                                        exercised/
                                                                        converted. 
    -                           -                    -                  -                     -   

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights                                                                        % of voting rights
 1,255,000                                                                                      16.02%
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
 instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        n/a
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:         n/a
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:    n/a   

 13. Additional information:       -
 14. Contact name:                 BEAT BASS, HSBC GUYERZELLER BANK AG
 15. Contact telephone number:     0041 58 206 7741


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