Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8484Q

Braemar Shipping Services PLC

20 April 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Braemar Shipping Services Plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

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

Barclays Plc

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

Barclays Global Investors Limited

Barclays Life Assurance Co limited

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

Gerrard Investment management Limited

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

16 April 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

17 April 2009

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

5% 

  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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0000600931	607,766	607,766

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0000600931	1,056,738	-	1,056,738	-	5.02

B:     Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,056,738	5.02

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

n/a

  Proxy Voting:

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:

n/a

14.     Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15.     Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

 

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