TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Interbulk
shares to which voting rights are attached: Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached x
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lloyds Banking Group plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See Section 9.
3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 14 October 2009
threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Direct/Indirect increase
to above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
of previous transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
using of of of shares rights
the ISIN Shares Voting
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 10p
Shares N/A N/A 1,815,933 1,815,933 16,000 0.600% 0.005%
GB00B0X91T99
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of
instrument date Conversion voting voting
Period rights that rights
may be
acquired if
the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
Warrants to subscribe for ordinary 14/10/2014 5 Years 15,144,600 5.000%
shares of 10p each
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
16,976,533 5.605%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
15,144,600 warrants (5.000%) are under the control of Bank of Scotland plc, a
wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
Banking Group plc (Direct Interests).
1,468,150 shares (0.485%) are under the control of Uberior Equity limited, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Uberior Investments plc, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Bank of Scotland plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. A further 347,763 shares (0.115%) are
under the control of Bank of Scotland plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS
plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct Interests).
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 Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of
information: 302,892,041
14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson
15. Contact telephone 0113 235 7729
number: