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 | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
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:
| 01 April 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 06 April 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Direct / Indirect holdings increased to above 6% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | 9,801,845 | 9,801,845 | 1,203,353 | 1,203,353 | 10,715,551 | 0.639% | 5.694% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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
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Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
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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 |
11,918,904 | 6.333% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
11,847,775 shares (6.295%) 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 |
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 188,202,323 |
14. Contact name:
| Rob Parker |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 0161 486 2469 |