TIDMCNT TIDMHSBA 
 
RNS Number : 1077Q 
Connaught PLC 
28 July 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | CONNAUGHT                           | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              |   X    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |  GBP   | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting       |        | 
| rights are attached                                                      |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   |  GBP   | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         |  GBP   | 
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| Other (please  |                                                         |  GBP   | 
| specify):      |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   | HSBC Holdings Plc                           | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      | HSBC Bank plc                               | 
|  (if different from 3.):i           | Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited       | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 26th July 2010                              | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   | 28th July 2010                              | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | From 10 % to Below 5%                       | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                        | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous                              | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               | 
| of           | to the triggering                               |                                                                                                    | 
| shares       | transaction                                     |                                                                                                    | 
| if possible  |                                                 |                                                                                                    | 
| using        |                                                 |                                                                                                    | 
| the ISIN     |                                                 |                                                                                                    | 
| CODE         |                                                 |                                                                                                    | 
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|              | Number                       | Number           | Number                 | Number of              | % of  voting rights x                            | 
|              | of                           | of               | of shares              | voting                 |                                                  | 
|              | Shares                       | Voting           |                        | rights                 |                                                  | 
|              |                              | Rights           |                        |                        |                                                  | 
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|              |                              |                  | Direct                 | Direct      | Indirect | Direct                            | Indirect     | 
|              |                              |                  |                        | xi          | xii      |                                   |              | 
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| GB00B139BQ35 |          13,752,300          |    13,752,300    | Below                  | Below       | NA       | Below 5%                          | NA           | 
|              |                              |                  | Disclosable            | Disclosable |          |                                   |              | 
|              |                              |                  | Threshold              | Threshold   |          |                                   |              | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                 | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                | 
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| Type of financial                      | Expiration    | Exercise/                             | Number of voting                                 | % of voting     | 

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