TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Barratt Developments PLC |
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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 |
N/A |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
N/A |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
YES |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
N/A |
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Other (please specify): |
N/A |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
FMR LLC |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
22 October 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 October 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
10% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights viii |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct x |
Indirect xi |
Direct |
Indirect |
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ORDINARY GB0000811801 |
36,679,199 |
36,679,199 |
36,679,199 |
N/A |
36,679,199 |
N/A |
8.74 |
B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv |
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 xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration price xiii |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights xix xx |
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Nil Paid Rights |
100p |
3 Nov 2009 |
N/A |
39,231,528 |
Nominal |
Delta |
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9.34 |
Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
75,910,727 |
18.08% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xxi: |
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Proxy Voting: |
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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: |
The percentage holdings in this disclosure are based on a denominator of 419,634,658 voting rights which is the total voting rights of Barratt Development PLC ("the Company") subsequent to the placing of ordinary shares in the Company which completed on 20 October 2009. The Company have not yet announced the updated total voting rights post the recent placing. Using the most recent disclosure made by the Company in accordance with DTR 5.6.1 which disclosed total voting rights in issue as 346,718,019, the holdings would equate to a holding of 10.57% for Section A of the TR1 and 11.31% for Section C of the TR1, giving an overall holding of 21.89% |
14. Contact name: |
Mr Laurence Dent Group General Counsel & Company Secretary of Barratt Developments PLC |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01530 278278 |