Britvic plc's announcement released on 30th December 2009 at 12.58 under RNS No 8363E has been amended.
Amendments are to Boxes 5 and 6 to reflect the correct and current year as '2009' whereas the original disclosure made by the Notifier to the Company on 30th December 2009 inadvertently stated the year as '2008'. The Notifier has subsequently amended and re-issued their 30th December 2009 disclosure.
The full amended text is shown below.
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: |
Britvic 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 |
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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 the notification obligation: |
Newton Investment Management Limited |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
29/12/2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
30/12/2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Increased from 4.99% to 5.02% |
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8. Notified details: |
Purchase of 70,000 shares |
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 |
Direct x |
Indirect xi |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary Shares B0N8QD5 |
10,834,888 |
4.99% |
N/A |
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10,904,888 |
N/A |
5.02% |
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 |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
10,904,888 |
5.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |
Newton Investment Management Limited hold these shares as a discretionary Investment Manager. |
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: |
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14. Contact name: |
John Price |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 (0) 1245 261871 |