1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
SOMERO ENTERPRISE INC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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:iii
HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
11 DECEMBER 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 DECEMBER 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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 x
Direct
Indirect
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
USU834501038
5,547,700
5,547,700
5,808,700
5,808,700
10.3056%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
5,808,700
10.3056%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
4,670,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held for other discretionary clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
David Clueit
15. Contact telephone number:
01253 754739
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Somero Enterprises, Inc. designs, assembles, remanufactures, sells, and distributes concrete leveling, contouring and placing equipment, related parts and accessories, and training services around the world. Its products are machinery used in the process of horizontal concrete placement. Its product categories include Lightweight Screeds, Ride-on Laser Concrete Screeds, Boom Screeds, Skyline Stationary Laser Screeds, Materials Placement, and Software Packages. Its Lightweight Screeds include Mini Screed C and CopperHead XD 3.0. Its Ride-on Laser Concrete Screeds consist of S-485 Laser Screed and S-940 Laser Screed. Its Boom Screeds include S-28EZ Laser Screed, S-PS50 Laser Screed, and others. Its Skyline Stationary Laser Screeds consist of SkyScreed 36 (SkyStrip). Its Materials Placement includes Broom + Cure Machine, Somero LineDragon, and STS-11M Topping Spreader. Its software packaging includes 3-D Concrete Profiler System, SiteShape System, and Somero Floor Levelness System.