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:
Centaur Media PLC
2. Reason for the notification:
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:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gostion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investment Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FIJ), Investment Managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. |
754,000 1,458,441 13,012,112 634,559 |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX JP Morgan, Bournemouth JP Morgan, Bournemouth JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FIL FII FISL FIL |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different:
8 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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|
Number of shares |
Number of voting Rights |
Ordinary GB0034291418 |
15,051,212 |
15,051,212 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
||
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|
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
Ordinary GB0034291418 |
|
|
15,859,112 |
|
11.25% |
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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|
|
|
|
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
15,859,112 |
11.25% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gostion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investment Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FIJ), Investment Managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. |
754,000 1,458,441 13,012,112 634,559 |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX JP Morgan, Bournemouth JP Morgan, Bournemouth JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
FIL FII FISL FIL |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
807,900
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
8 December
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Ian PH Roberts
15. Contact:
+44 (0) 20 7970 4514