Regulatory News item

REG-SWP Group PLC Holding(s) in Company
Released: 25/11/2009

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RNS Number : 0569D  
  
SWP Group PLC  
  
25 November 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  
  
  
 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof   SWP GROUP PLC  
  existing shares to which voting rights areattached:                   
  
  
 
  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 thenotification                             
  obligation:                                                 APRIL SON LTD        
                                                                                   
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):                            
                                                                                   
  5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold                        
  is crossed orreached:                                       25TH NOVEMBER 2009   
                                                                                   
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                
                                                              25TH NOVEMBER 2009   
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:                                   
                                                              HOLDING > 4%         
  
  
 
  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    
                       NIL         NIL         750,000      750,000                   4.06%                    
  
  
 
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                    
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                   
                                                                                                         
  Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion  Period   Number of voting          % of voting  
  instrument          date                                        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                                                                            
                                                                                                                                  Nominal     Delta      
                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                         
  
  
 
  Total (A+B+C)                                          
                                                         
  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights  
  750,000                   4.06%                        
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and/or the                                            
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   
                                                               
  
  
 
  Proxy Voting:                                                      
                                                                     
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      
                                                                     
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto              
  hold:                                                              
                                                                     
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting            
  rights:                                                            
                                                                     
  
  
 
  13. Additional information:                          
                                                       
  14. Contact name:                DAVID PETT          
                                   COMPANY SECRETARY   
  15. Contact telephone number:                        
                                   01353 723270        
  
  
 
This information is provided by RNS  
  
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange  
  
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