Regulatory Announcement

REG-Ludorum PLC Holding(s) in Company
Released: 05/08/2009

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RNS Number : 9360W  
  
Ludorum PLC  
  
05 August 2009  
  
 
  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:    Ludorum plc   
  
  
 
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):              
                                                                                         
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            
                                                                                         
  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                                       
                                  Increase in total voting rights   Yes                  
  Other (please specify):                                                                
  
  
 
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification        F&C Asset Management plc  
  obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                         
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):       See box 9 below           
                                                                                         
  5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold                             
  is crossed or reached:                                       04/08/2009                
                                                                                         
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                      
                                                               05/08/2009                
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                        
                                                               13%, 12%                  
  
  
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                            
  A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                             
                                                                                                                  
  Class/type of           Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction            
  shares                  to the triggering                                                                       
  if possible using       transaction                                                                             
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                   
                          Number      Number      Number       Number of voting          % of voting rights       
                          of          of          of shares    rights                                             
                          Shares      Voting                                                                      
                                      Rights                                                                      
                                                  Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect    
  GB00B0ZH1L34 GBP0.01    1,061,880   1,061,880   1,061,880    -            1,061,880    -            11.34%      
                                                                                                                  
                         
  
  
 
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                    
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                   
                                                                                         
  Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/      Number of voting          % of voting  
  instrument          date         Conversion     rights that may be        rights       
                                   Period         acquired if the                        
                                                  instrument is                          
                                                  exercised/ converted.                  
                                                                                         
  -                                                                                      
  
  
 
  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     
  instrument          price       date          Conversion     rights instrument                            
                                                period         refers to                                    
  -                                                                                  Nominal     Delta      
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
  
  
 
  Total (A+B+C)                                          
                                                         
  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights  
  1,061,880                 11.34%                       
                                                         
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the  
  voting rights and /or the financial instruments are    
  effectively held, if applicable:                       
  F&C Asset Management plc:- (or 3rd party manager)      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
  Client                                                 
  No. of voting rights                                   
  % of total voting rights                               
  Registration name                                      
  Friends Provident Main Fund                            
  1,061,880                                              
  11.34%                                                 
  Chase Nominees Limited                                 
                                                         
  
  
 
  Proxy Voting:                                                                        
                                                                                       
  10. Name of proxy holder:                                  F&C Asset Management plc  
                                                                                       
  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:                                          
                                                                       
  14 Contact name:               Mike Bassi, F&C Asset Management plc  
                                                                       
  15. Contact telephone name:    0131 718 1093                         
                                                                       
  
  
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.     
  
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer  
  
 
  Annex: Notification of major interests in shares  
  
  
 
  A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation                            
  Full name                                             Ludorum plc                                            
  (including legal form of legal entities)                                                                     
                                                                                                               
  Contact address                                       2B River Court, 27 Brewhouse Lane, PutneyWharf London  
  (registered office for legal entities)                SW15 2JX                                               
                                                                                                               
  Phone number & email                                  Phone 020 8246 4010                                    
                                                        fax 020 8246 4022                                      
                                                        email (company secretary): Malcolm.paget@ludorum.com   
                                                                                                               
  Other useful information                                                                                     
  (at least legal representative for legal persons)                                                            
                                                                                                               
  
  
 
  B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                                      
  Full name                                                 Mike Bassi, F&C Asset Management plc  
                                                                                                  
  Contact address                                           80 George Street, EdinburghEH2 3BU    
                                                                                                  
  Phone number & email                                      0131 718 1093                         
                                                            Michael.bassi@fandc.com               
  Other useful information                                                                        
                                                                                                  
  (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal                                          
  entity subject to the notification obligation)                                                  
  
  
 
  C: Additional information  
                             
  
  
 
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