RPS Group Plc
Holding(s) in Company
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | |||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | RPS Group PLC | ||||||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||||||
| 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 | No | ||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||||||
| Other (please specify): | No | ||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group | ||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | See additional information under13. | ||||||
| 5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 13/06/07 | ||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14/06/07 | ||||||
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Below 5% | ||||||
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8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/ |
Situation prevouis |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| If possible use ISIN code |
Number |
Number
of voting rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00075 94754 | 10,689,322 | 10,689,322 | 10,311,246 | 398,000 | 9,913,246 | 0.192 | 4.785 |
| B: Financial Instruments | |||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of
voting
rights
that |
Percentage of voting rights |
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| Total (A+B) | |||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||
| 10,311,246 | 4.978% | ||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are affectively held, if applicable: | |||||||
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. |
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| Proxy Voting: | |||||||
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A | ||||||
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A | ||||||
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A | ||||||
| 13. Additional information: | Registered Owner | | |||||
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Ameriprise Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd Littledown Nomineees Ltd |
A/C A/C 07197 A/C 03449 A/C 05577 A/C 05576 A/C 10490 A/C 31348 A/C 10495 A/C 35822 A/C 10488 A/C 34789 A/C 10479 A/C 21667 A/C 11121 A/C 07203 A/C 301780 |
252,000 398,000 1,050,000 206,000 3,240,000 750,000 98,816 2,125,000 64,000 1,140,000 382,000 6,930 111,000 46,000 211,000 230,000 |
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| 14. Contact Name | Company Secretary, Threadneedle group | ||||||
| 15. Contact telephone name: | 0207 464 5000 | ||||||
| For notes on how to complate form TR-1 please see the FSA website | |||||||