For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
The Law Debenture shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
Corporation p.l.c.
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 X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:iii Brewin Dolphin
Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed 29 May 2013 or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 May 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 12%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible using Number Number % of voting
the ISIN CODE Number of Number of rights x
of Voting of voting
Shares Rights shares rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ord GBP 0.05
14,133,442 14,133,442 N/A N/A 14,196,830 N/A 12.0209%
GB003142919
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting
% of voting
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
period xviii refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,196,830 12.0209%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: xxi
Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited - 158,441 - 0.1342%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited - 1,580,672 - 1.3384%
Indirect - Giltspur Nominees Limited - 7,634,686 - 6.4645%
Indirect - BDS Nominees Limited - 3,006,122 - 2.5454%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/C Charity - 926,512 - 0.7845%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/C Offbond - 840,397 - 0.7116%
Indirect - Four Yards Nominees Limited - 50,000 - 0.0423%
Grand total - 14,196,830 - 12.0209%
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 Figures based on shares in issue of 118,101,503. The indirect voting
information: rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by
those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.
14. Contact Andrew Smith
name:
15. Contact
telephone 0191 230 7245
number: