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For Immediate Release

14 January 2010

WALKER GREENBANK PLC 

("Walker Greenbank" or "the Company")

Notifiable Interest

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company. 

 

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 

WALKER GREENBANK PLC 

 

2. Reason for the notification 

Change in issued share capital

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 

HSBC Global Custody Nominee                    8.013%

Gartmore Growth Opportunities                    1.449%

VIDACOS Nominees Ltd                              5.831%

NORTRUST Nominees Ltd                           4.536%

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 

12 January 2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

13 January 2010

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

19%

 

8. Notified details: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN CODE	Situation previous to Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB000306151	11,579,748	11,579,748	11,579,748		11,579,748		19.83%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
11,579,748	19.83%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if

applicable: 

N/A

 

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: 

ALL SHARES ARE HELD INDIRECTLY

 

14. Contact name: 

JULIAN WILSON - COMPANY SECRETARY

 

15. Contact telephone number: 

0844 543 4667

 

Enquiries: 

Walker Greenbank PLC	0844 543 4667
Julian Wilson, Company Secretary
Arden Partners plc	020 7614 5900
Chris Hardie/Adrian Trimmings
Buchanan Communications	020 7466 5000
Mark Court / Miranda Higham

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