(HSD.L) Hansard Global PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 9479B Hansard Global plc 04 November 2009

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Hansard Global Plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
X

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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
X

Other (please specify):

Disclosure of holdings follows the sale of Insight Investment Management Limited on 2 November 2009. This notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc.

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
See Section 9

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
2nd November 2009

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
4th November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:
N/A - Direct/Indirect holdings remain above 5%

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

If possible use ISIN code
Number of shares Number of voting rights Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
IM00B1H1XF89 Ord GBP0.50 7,362,201 7,362,201 1,342,716 1,342,716 5,887,695 0.978% 4.289%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
7,230,411 5.267%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 7,084,694 shares (5.161%) 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 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: Manoj B Patel

15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1624 688206

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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