REG-Mouchel Grp plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 12/08/2009

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RNS Number : 3048X  
  
Mouchel Group plc  
  
12 August 2009  
  
 
                                                                                                                
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                
                                                                                                                
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                             Mouchel Group plc              
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                 
  attached:                                                                                                     
  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                            
  theacquisition 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:                                    BlackRock Inc.                                    
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):                                                        
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                      7thAugust 2009                                    
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                             
  reached:                                                                                                      
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                           10th August 2009                                  
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      Gone below 5%                                     
  reached:                                                                                                      
  
  
 
  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 rightsx                          
                       of                             of                           of shares         rights                                                                                 
                       Shares                         Voting                                                                                                                                
                                                      Rights                                                                                                                                
                                                                                   Direct            Direct                      Indirect      Direct                        Indirect       
                       9,190,102                      9,190,102                    N/A               N/A                         4,329,285     N/A                           3.85%          
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  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                       
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                      
  Type of financial                         Expiration          Exercise/                                          Number of voting                                  % of voting            
  instrument                                date                Conversion Period                                  rights that may be                                rights                 
                                                                                                                   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 price      Expiration date     Exercise/                  Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rights             
  instrument                                                              Conversion period                                                                                                 
  CFD                             N/A                 N/A                 N/A                                                                                Nominal                 Delta  
                                                                                                     91,449                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                             0.08%                          
                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                             
  Number of voting rights                                                                   Percentage of voting rights                                                                     
  4,420,734                                                                                 3.93%                                                                                           
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the      
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                          
                                                                                      
  BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 4,420,734 (3.93%)                    
                                                                                      
  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:                                                         
                                                                                      
                                  BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Department         
  14. Contact name:               Kai Chew                                            
  15. Contact telephone number:   020 7743 2602; kai.chew@blackrock.com               
  
  
 
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