Holding(s) in Company
Britvic plc
12 July 2007
TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying BRITVIC plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting --------------------
rights are attached(1):
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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 X
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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 AXA SA, 25 Avenue Matignon,
notification obligation(1): 75008 Paris and its group of
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different N/A
from 3.)(1): --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 10/07/2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------
different)(1):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 12/07/2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 4% (See note below)
reached: --------------------
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8. Notified details: This notification was
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'Direct % of voting rights'
threshold only (crossing over
the 4% threshold). The
'aggregate % voting rights'
threshold of 12% is unchanged.
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the Triggering transaction(iii)
transaction (ii)
if Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights
possible Shares Voting shares rights ix
using the Rights Direct Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect
ISIN CODE viii xi
Ord 27,420,427 27,420,427 8,616,384 8,616,384 18,588,208 3.99% 8.60%
B0N8QD5
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date xiii Conversion Period/ rights that may be rights
instrument Date xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
- - - - -
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
27,204,592 12.59%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
Name of Company/Fund No. of % of issued Direct/Indirect
Shares capital
AXA Sun Life plc
(formerly Axa Equity &
LawLife Assurance
Society plc) 567,055 0.26248 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd A/c X 95,384 0.04415 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd A/c X 238,461 0.11038 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd A/c X 238,462 0.11038 Direct
PPP Healthcare Group
plc 62,500 0.02893 Direct
Sun Life Pensions
Management Ltd 75,000 0.03472 Direct
Sun Life Pensions
Management Ltd A/c 238,462 0.11038 Direct
Sun Life Assurance
Society Plc 236,000 0.10924 Direct
AXA Insurance UK 212,500 0.09836 Direct
AXA UK Group Pension
Scheme 100,000 0.04629 Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc 18,340,508 8.48949 Indirect
Sun Life International
(IOM) Ltd. 750,000 0.34716 Direct
AXA Financial, Inc 147,700 0.06837 Indirect
Sun Life Pensions
Management Ltd 57,535 0.02663 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd LTAV UK
Equity 52,883 0.02448 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd ABL High
Alpha 210,200 0.09730 Direct
Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd FTSE All
Share Tracker 37,676 0.01744 Direct
Sun Life Pensions
Management LTAV UK
Equity 346,103 0.16020 Direct
Sun Life Pensions
Management ABL High
Alpha 1,014,200 0.46945 Direct
Sun Life Pensions
Management FTSE All
Share Tracker 190,635 0.08824 Direct
ASL With Profit
Transition Fund 1,860,097 1.15461 Direct
SLAS With Profit
Transition 2,133,231 0.98743 Direct
Total Direct 8,616,384 3.98837
Total Indirect 18,588,208 8.60415
TOTAL 27,204,592 12.59252
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information: -
14. Contact name: John Price, Company Secretary, Britvic plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1245 261871
Notes
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(i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed
with the competent authority.
(ii) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In
case the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please
state 'below 3%'.
vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party
should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new
holding is less than 3%.
For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of
individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individually
crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,
introducing changes to or terminating an agreement.
viii Direct and indirect
ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'direct
holding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rights
number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is no
combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank.
X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a
direct shareholder (DTR 5.1)
xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR
5.2.1)
xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying party
should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new
holding is below 3%.
xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date when
the right to acquire shares ends.
xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- for
example once every three months starting from the (date)
xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings
through which the voting rights are held. The notification should also include
the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled
undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or
more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended to
cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking.
xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority.
xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholder
or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3.
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