TR -1i NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which
voting rights are attached ii:
Pace plc
2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
YES
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)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation iii
:
Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) iv:
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached:
19 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct/Indirect holding above 5%
8. Notified details:
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/type of |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|shares |previous to the| |
| if possible using|Triggering | |
|the ISIN CODE |transaction | |
| |---------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| |Number |Number |Number of|Number of voting rights|% of voting rights|
| |of |of |shares | | |
| |Shares |Voting | |-----------------------+------------------|
| | |Rights | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |
|------------------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+---------|
|ORD | | |1,261,007|1,261,007 |14,241,071 |0.418% |4.724% |
|5P |N/A |N/A | | | | | |
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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/ | Number of | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion | voting rights | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | that may be | rights |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
|------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+--------|
| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 15,502,078 | 5.142% |
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| |
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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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| 15,428,673 shares (5.117%) are under the control of Scottish |
| Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of |
| Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds |
| TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group |
| plc (Indirect Interests). |
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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 information:
14. Contact name:
Anthony Dixon
15. Contact telephone number:
01274 537007
ouncement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is
solely responsible for the content of this announcement.