RNS Number : 5138O

Severfield-Rowen PLC

20 September 2013



TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Severfield-Rowen PLC

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			SEVERFIELD-ROWEN
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 specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC Rathbone Investment Management Ltd Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		11 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		13 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		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

2.5p Ordinary GB00B27YGJ97

14,992,504

14,992,504

N/A

N/A

13,992,504

4.93%

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,992,504

4.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC Rathbone Investment Management Ltd                 0.0561% Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd                   4.8765% *Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.

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:

Denominator utilized for calculation: 283,675,912

14. Contact name:

Compliance Department

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 0000

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