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RNS Number : 6412C

Luminar Group Holdings PLC

09 March 2011

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Luminar Group Holdings Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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                                        BT Pension Scheme Trustees 
                                         Limited as trustee of the 
                                         BT Pension Scheme. 
 3. Full name of person(s) subject       See Section 9 for further 
  to the notification obligation:        information. 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached:                           8 March 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:      9 March 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                           15% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction               transaction 
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                              Number 
                 Number        of          Number 
                  of           Voting      of       Number of voting      % of voting 
                  Shares       Rights      shares    rights               rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct   Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 25p    14,867,630   14,867,630   N/A      N/A      15,105,254   N/A      15.0420% 
                -----------  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 GB00B2423069 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion   rights that may     rights 
                                   Period       be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        rights 
 instrument                           period       rights 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 15,105,254                15.0420% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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              BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension 
              Scheme ("BTPS") is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund 
              Nominees Limited and Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the 
              parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). 
              HFML is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Equity Ownership 
              Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 0.4740%) 2. Hermes 
              Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM") as General Partner of 
              the following limited partnerships: a. Hermes UK Specialist 
              Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 14.5670%) This 
              notification is also being made in respect of HEOS, which is an 
              indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h). The 
              voting rights include the following (i) all of the voting rights 
              of the underlying clients of HEOS for whom is provides voting 
              services; (ii) all of the voting rights attaching to the direct 
              shareholding of BTPS; (iii) all of the voting right attaching to 
              shares managed by HIML; and (iv) the voting rights attaching to 
              the direct shareholding of BTPS that are managed by HSL. This 
              notification is also being made in respect of HUKSFF, which has 
              an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.2 Please see 
              section 13 for further information. 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         See Comment in Section 13. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy     See Comment in Section 13. 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will   See Comment in Section 13. 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                  HEOS 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 of the 
                                   shares owned directly by BTPS, 
                                   all of the voting rights attaching 
                                   to HIML and the voting rights 
                                   attaching to the direct shareholding 
                                   of BTPS that are managed by 
                                   HSL. 
                                   HIML hold the voting rights 
                                   under a standing proxy contained 
                                   in investment management agreements 
                                   with various underlying clients 
                                   (which may include BTPS) for 
                                   the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). 
                                   HFAM hold the voting rights 
                                   as General Partner under a 
                                   standing proxy contained in 
                                   limited partnership agreements 
                                   with various limited partnerships 
                                   for the purpose 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). 
                                   This disclosure is made by 
                                   BT Pension Scheme Trustees 
                                   Limited as trustee of the 
                                   BT Pension Scheme, which is 
                                   the ultimate parent undertaking 
                                   for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 
                                   Notification using the total 
 13. Additional information:       voting rights figure of 100,422,654. 
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 14. Contact name:                Philip Bowcock 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    (01908) 544100 
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