Holding(s) in Company
Centrica PLC
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: |
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Centrica plc |
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
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INVESCO LIMITED |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
4 November 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
6 November 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
4%, 5% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN code |
 |  | Situation previous to the triggering transaction |  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Number of shares | Â | Â | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Â | Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
Direct |
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Indirect |
Direct |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary 6 14/81p Shares (GB00B033F229) |
256,480,467 |
256,480,467 |
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257,100,378 |
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5.01% |
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
Type of financial | Â | Expiration date | Â | Exercise/ | Â | No. of voting rights | Â | Percentage of | |
instrument | conversion | that may be acquired | voting rights | ||||||
period/date | (if the instrument | ||||||||
 |  |  | exercised/converted) |  |
Total (A+B) | |||
Number of voting rights | Â | Â | Percentage of voting rights |
257,100,378 |
5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) – 705,786 |
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Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 809,855 |
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Bank of New York – 173,813,017 |
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Banque Paribas - 867,210 |
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Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) – 100,302 |
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Bank of New York (Brussels) - 98,310 |
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Bank of New York (Singapore) - 125,812 |
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Boston Safe Deposit – 129,650 |
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Chase Bank (Hong Kong) - 295,988 |
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JP Morgan Chase - 5,793,479 |
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Chase (Frankfurt) – 32,608 |
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Erste Group Bank AG (Austria) – 11,797 |
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HSBC Bank (London) - 2,726,868 |
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Japan Trustee Services Bank - 378,038 |
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Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) - 1,088,758 |
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Master Trust Bank (Japan) – 295,720 |
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Nomura Trust & Banking (Japan) – 136,084 |
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State Street (Sydney) - 13,750 |
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State Street (London) - 25,314,722 |
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Trust & Custody Services (Japan) - 10,317 |
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Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,832,883 |
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Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Limited – 112,540 |
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Other - 42,406,884 |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of proxy holder: | Â |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | Â |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | Â |
13. Additional information: | Â | Â |
14 Contact name: | Paul Moore | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01753 494 012 |