Holding(s) in Company

04.05.10

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Group Plc ORD GBP0.01

 

2. Reason for notification (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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

N/A

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

River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP

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

BNY Mellon Nominees Limited

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

30 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 4 May 2010

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

 

 

GB0000617950

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

 

7,200,000

Number of voting rights

7,200,000

Number of shares

 

7,450,000

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

7,450,000

Indirect

N/A

Direct

5.12%

Indirect

N/A

 

 

 

B: Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

 

 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,450,000

5.12%

 

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

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of proxy holder:

 

River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP

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 LOCATIONS & CONTACTS name:

 

Alexandra Parrish / Hamish Byrne

15. LOCATIONS & CONTACTS telephone name:

 

+44 (0) 20 7601 6262

Enquiries

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson – 020 7636 8033
Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
Duncan Harper, Group Finance Director

FinnCap – 020 7600 1658
Corporate Finance Clive Carver / Rose Herbert
Corporate Broking Simon Starr / Stephen Norcross

Hermes Financial PR
Chris Steele – 07979 604687
Trevor Phillips – 07889 153628