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REG-Trafficmaster PLC Holding(s) in Company

Released:22/07/2009

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RNS Number : 0753W  
  
Trafficmaster PLC  
  
22 July 2009  
  
 
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                              
                                                                                                                               
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                            Trafficmaster PLC              
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                
  attached:ii                                                                                                                  
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                    
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                   Yes            
  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                      Aberforth Partners LLP                                         
  notification obligation:iii                                                                                                  
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):iv      Shareholder             Shares                                 
                                                                1. Aberforth Smaller                                           
                                                                Companies Trust plc   10,522,200                               
                                                                2. Aberforth UK Small                                          
                                                                Companies Fund               6,233,700                         
                                                                3. The Church                                                  
                                                                Commissioners for                                              
                                                                England                             2,324,700                  
                                                                                                                               
                                                                1,2 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c      
                                                                Aberfrth, 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) 
                                                                Nominees Ltd                                                   
                                                                                                                               
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                        20/07/2009                                                     
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                            
  reached:v                                                                                                                    
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                             21/07/2009                                                     
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        15%                                                            
  reached:vi, vii                                                                                                              
  
  
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                 
  A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                                                                                                                          
  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              Directxi                    Indirectxii   Direct                          Indirect         
                       21,033,000                     21,033,000                        19,080,600          N/A                         19,080,600    N/A                             13.96            
  Ordinary                                                                                                                                                                                             
  GB0007215949                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                  
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                 
  Type of financial                         Expiration            Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv                          Number of voting                                   % of voting               
  instrument                                datexiii                                                                      rights that may be                                 rights                    
                                                                                                                          acquired if the                                                              
                                                                                                                          instrument is                                                                
                                                                                                                          exercised/ converted.                                                        
  N/A                                       N/A                   N/A                                                     N/A                                                N/A                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi                                                                                                     
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                 
  Type of financial               Exercise price      Expiration datexvii     Exercise/                     Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rightsxix, xx          
  instrument                                                                  Conversion periodxviii                                                                                                   
  N/A                             N/A                 N/A                     N/A                                                                                   Nominal                    Delta   
                                                                                                            N/A                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                    N/A                        N/A     
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Number of voting rights                                                                         Percentage of voting rights                                                                          
  19,080,600                                                                                      13.96                                                                                                
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the    
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi                     
  Held by Aberforth Partners LLP                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
  Proxy Voting:                                                                     
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A                   
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease         N/A                   
  to hold:                                                                          
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold           N/A                   
  voting rights:                                                                    
                                                                                    
  13. Additional information:     N/A                                               
  14. Contact name:               Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP            
  15. Contact telephone number:   0131 220 0733                                     
  
  
 
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