TIDMLMR 
 
RNS Number : 5545O 
Luminar Group Holdings PLC 
09 March 2009 
 
 
 
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii): 
Luminar Group Holdings plc 
 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): 
 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:  YES 
 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: 
 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: 
 
 
Other (please specify) : 
 
 
 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
  BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See 
Section 9 for further information. 
 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
  Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
6 March 2009 
 
 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
9 March 2009 
 
 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  15% 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| Class/type   |      Situation        | 
| of shares    |    previous to the    | 
| if           |      Triggering       | 
| possible     |      transaction      | 
| using the    |         (vi)          | 
| ISIN CODE    |                       | 
+--------------+-----------------------+ 
|              | Number    | Number    | 
|              | of        | of        | 
|              | shares    | voting    | 
|              |           | Rights    | 
|              |           | (viii)    | 
|              |           |           | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| B2423069     | 8,978,082 | 8,978,082 | 
| ORD 200p     |           |           | 
| GB00B2423069 |           |           | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
 
 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) 
 
 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
| Class/type of       | Number of shares | Number of voting rights    | % of voting rights | 
| shares if possible  |                  | (ix)                       |                    | 
| using the ISIN CODE |                  |                            |                    | 
+---------------------+------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+ 
|                     | Direct           | Direct    | Indirect (xi)  | Direct  | Indirect | 
|                     |                  | (x)       |                |         |          | 
|                     |                  |           |                |         |          | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
|                     | 0                | 0         | 9,277,413      | 0%      | 15.222%  | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion | Number of voting    | % of voting    | 
| financial  | (xiii)          | Period/ Date (xiv)  | rights that may be  | rights         | 
| instrument |                 |                     | acquired if the     |                | 
|            |                 |                     | instrument is       |                | 
|            |                 |                     | exercised/          |                | 
|            |                 |                     | converted.          |                | 
|            |                 |                     |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
|            |                 |                     |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
+-----------+---------+ 
| Number    | % of    | 
| of        | voting  | 
| voting    | rights  | 
| rights    |         | 
|           |         | 
+-----------+---------+ 
| 9,277,413 | 15.222% | 
+-----------+---------+ 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
 
BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund 
Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers 
Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of: 
 
 
  1.  Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 
  0.485%) 
  2.  Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.00%) 
  3.  Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 
  14.737%) 
 
 
 
Please see section 13 for further information. 
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
 
Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing 
proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various 
underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all the 
shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. 
 
 
Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing 
proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying 
clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). 
 
 
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner 
under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various 
limited partnerships for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). 
 
 
All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the 
purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e). 
 
 
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 60,948,969. 
 
 
14. Contact name: 
Tim O'Gorman, Company Secretary 
 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
01908 544140 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
   END 
 
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