RNS Number : 4522G

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC

05 August 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii						Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
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 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 specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii					Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 5.381%
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v					04/08/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:					05/08/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii					Standard Life Investments Limited - 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction			Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares		Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights x
				Direct		Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
GB0004270301	4,003,798		4,003,798	4,226,254			4,226,254		5.381%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
									Nominal		Delta
									Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
4,226,254						5.381%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 5.381% Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.100% Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5%
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:						Service Delivery Team GIOS_ServiceDelivery@standardlife.com
15. Contact telephone number:						(0131) 245 6565

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