TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Topps Tiles plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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): |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See Section 9. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 16 June 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 June 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Direct/Indirect decrease to below 7% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ord 3.333p Shares | 12,263,648 | 12,263,648 | 203,411 | 203,411 | 11,716,270 | 0.119% | 6.848% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |
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Total (A B C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
11,919,681 | 6.967% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
11,153,310 Shares (6.519%) 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). |
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: | Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 171,092,506 |
14. Contact name: | Rob Parker |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0161 486 2400 |