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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Summit Corporation Plc |
| underlying | |
| issuer of existing shares to which | |
| voting rights are | |
| attached: | |
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| |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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| | Yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
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| | |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which | |
| may result in the | |
| acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights | |
| are attached | |
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| | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| | |
| Other (please specify):______________ | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Barclays PLC |
| notification obligation: | |
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| | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | |
| (if different from 3): | |
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| | 21-Aug-09 |
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the | |
| threshold is crossed or reached if different): | |
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| | 24-Aug-09 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | |
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| | 5% to 6% |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | |
| reached: | |
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|8: Notified Details |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| |
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|Class/type of |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|shares |the triggering | |
|If possible use |transaction | |
|ISIN code |---------------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of |Percentage of |
| |shares |voting |shares |voting rights |voting rights |
| | |rights | |--------------------+-------------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |
|----------------+----------+----------+-----------+--------+-----------+--------+----------|
|GB00B02T3K57 |3,462,520 |3,462,520 |3,548,108 |0 |3,548,108 |0 |0 |
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|B: Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| |
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|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |No. of voting rights |Percentage |
|financial |date |conversion |that may be acquired |of |
|instrument | |period/date |(if the instrument |voting |
| | | |exercised/converted) |rights |
|------------+------------+-------------+----------------------+------------|
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
| |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 3,548,108 | 6.09 |
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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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| Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| |
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| 10. Name of proxy holder: | |
| | |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder | |
| will cease to hold: | |
| | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will | |
| cease to hold voting rights: | |
| | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
| | |
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| 14 Contact name: | Geoff Smith |
| | |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7116 2913 |
| | |
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