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RNS Number : 8263Y08
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
September 10 2009
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:
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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 obligation:
Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
8 September 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 September 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%(L&G)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ord NPV shares
DE0005493514
N/A
N/A
19,770
19,770
1,351,376
0.075%
5.161%
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
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/ Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
1,371,146
5.236%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
1,371,106 shares (5.236%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect 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 information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 26,185,075
14. Contact name:
Kenny Melville
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 243 8671
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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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: | SQS Software Quality Systems AG |
| 2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
x |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
| 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 obligation: |
Lloyds Banking Group plc |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See Section 9 |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
8 September 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
9 September 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Below 3%(L&G) |
| 8. Notified details: |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
|
Ord NPV shares
|
N/A |
N/A |
19,770 |
19,770 |
1,351,376 |
0.075% |
5.161% |
| 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 |
|
N/A |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 1,371,146 | 5.236% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
| 1,371,106 shares (5.236%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect 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 information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 26,185,075 |
| 14. Contact name: | Kenny Melville |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 243 8671 |
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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