REG-Communisis PLC: Holding(s) in Company
For filings with the FSA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Communisis plc
issuer 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 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 Disclosure of holdings follows the sale of Insight X
specify): Investment Management Limited on 2 November 2009.
This notification supersedes any notifications
previously issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Lloyds Banking Group plc
the notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See Section 9
different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date 2 November 2009
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed N/A - Direct/Indirect holdings remain
or reached: vi, vii below 9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of % of voting
using of of of shares voting rights x
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting rights
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
Ord 25p 12,421,618 12,421,618 6,495,109 6,495,109 5,928,407 4.689% 4.279%
Shares
GB0006683238
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 rights that may be rights
xiv 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 financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
ial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
12,423,516 8.968%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
11,767,387 shares (8.494%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).
Within these holdings, 5,036,060 shares (3.635%) are managed on behalf of
Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS
Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance &
Investment Group Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, These holdings are therefore disclosed
as an overall Direct Interest.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the Total Voting
Rights figure of 138,532,077
14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson
15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal
entities)
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Sarah Morton
Contact address Communisis plc, Wakefield Road, Leeds,
LS10 1DU
Phone number & email 0113 2770202
Other useful information(e.g. Company Secretary
functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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