TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying HELPHIRE GROUP PLC
issuer 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
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 Confirmation of Invesco's holding following a x
specify): placing - please note there has been no change to
our percentage of voting rights.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Invesco Limited
the notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date 24 December 2013
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 December 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 29%
or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
using of of of shares rights rights
the ISIN Shares Voting
CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004195219 457,127,488 457,127,488 797,076,562 29.23%
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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights
instrument period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
797,076,562 29.23%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 588,577,263
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 208,499,299
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:
14. Contact name: N Tilley
15. Contact telephone number: 01225 321207