Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4928S
Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC
19 May 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:

Berkeley Group Holdings plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify): Shareholder's dilution due to BG capital increase

Yes


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

  • Maan Abdulwahed Al-Sanea 

  • Saad Investments Company Limited

  • Awal Trust Company Limited

  • Saadgroup Limited


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

  • Vidacos Nominees Limited

  • Euroclear Nominees Limited

  • Chase Nominees Limited

  • J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp

  • Credit Suisse Client Nominees (UK) Limited

  • Nomura International


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


28 April 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:


18 May 2009



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

29%



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code



GB00B02L3W35

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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

Ordinary

37,746,465

37,746,465

37,746,465

-

37,746,465

-

28.8%





B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

37,746,465

28.8%


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

Maan Abdulwahed Al-Sanea (MASis subject to a notification obligation pursuant to DTR 5.2.1(e) as an indirect holder of 37,746,465 shares. MAS indirectly holds these shares through being a 'parent undertaking' of Saad Investments Company Ltd (SICL), the entity that indirectly holds 34,496,465 shares and through another Saad Group entity that indirectly holds 3,250,000 shares.

SICL is almost wholly owned by Saadgroup Limited (SGL) which is wholly owned by Awal Trust Company Ltd (ATCL) as trustee of the Saad STAR Trust. ATCL and SGL are therefore subject to a notification obligation pursuant to DTR 5.2.1(e) as a 'parent undertaking' of SICL.



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:



14 Contact name:

Richard Stearn

15. Contact telephone number:

01932 868555



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