Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2011L

Barclays PLC

02 July 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Barclays plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

See Schedule A

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

30 June 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 July 2014

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

Below 6%

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

Ordinary (GB0031348658)

984,160,093

984,160,093

980,011,500

5.9694%

ADRs (US06738E2046)

494,759

1,979,036

2,002,236

0.0122%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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 xv, xvi

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

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

982,013,736

5.9816%

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

See Schedule A

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:

Ines Watson, Assistant Company Secretary, Barclays PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

SCHEDULE A
As of 30 June 2014
Barclays plc
		Number of	Percent of
		Shares	Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings		982,013,736	5.982%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Guardian Trust Company		47,990,085	0.292%
• Capital International Limited		918,675	0.006%
• Capital International SÁrl		1,347,675	0.008%
• Capital International, Inc.		786,755	0.005%
• Capital Research and Management Company		930,970,546	5.671%
• EuroPacific Growth Fund

 

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