(STY.L) Styles & Wood Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 6553Y Styles & Wood Group PLC 07 September 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to Styles & Wood Group plc

which voting rights areattached: ii 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 The Royal Bank of Scotland
notification obligation: iii Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) West Register (Investments) Limited

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 30/06/09

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/09/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 43%

reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights x
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
Ord GBP 25p 10,644,935 10,644,935 10,644,935 10,644,935 17.22%

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
Convertible Preference Shares 93.75p August 2019 Aug 2012 to Aug 2019 16,000,000 Nominal Delta
25.87

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
26,644,935 43.09%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (43.09%)The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (43.09%)West Register (Investments) Limited (43.09%)

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

13. Additional information: This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figure of 61,823,831 obtained from
yourselves.
14. Contact name: Richard Hopkins
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7714 4459

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