Smallbone PLC
04 April 2008
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Smallbone PLC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Ord 5p
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):
Toscafield Ltd
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
02/04/2008
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):
03/04/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the triggering
transaction
If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code shares voting shares rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 5p 5,528,405 5,528,405 5,861,909 5,861,909 5,861,909 26.02%
GB00B01ZXV57
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights
instrument exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,861,909 26.02%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
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