Holding(s) in Company

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For filings with the FSA include the | | | annex | | |-----------------------------------------+-------------------------| | For filings with issuer exclude the | | | annex | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | |-----------------------------------------------+-------------------| | 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | | issuer | Centaur Media PLC | | of existing shares to which voting rights are | | | attached: ii | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | | boxes): | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |---------------------------------------------------------+---------| | An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial | | | instruments which may result in the acquisition of | | | shares already issued to which voting rights are | | | attached | | |---------------------------------------------------------+---------| | An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar | | | economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | |---------------------------------------------------------+---------| | An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |---------------------------------------------------------+---------| | Other (please specify): | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3. Full name of person(s) | | | subject to the | BlackRock, Inc. | | notification obligation: iii | | |----------------------------------+--------------------------------| | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | N/A | | (if different from 3.):iv | | |----------------------------------+--------------------------------| | 5. Date of the transaction and | | | date on | | | which the threshold is crossed | 1st December 2009 | | or | | | reached: v | | |----------------------------------+--------------------------------| | 6. Date on which issuer | 4th December 2009 | | notified: | | |----------------------------------+--------------------------------| | 7. Threshold(s) that is/are | | | crossed or | Holding has gone above 10% | | reached: vi, vii | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Class/type of |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |shares |to the triggering | | |if possible |transaction | | |using |------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------| |the ISIN CODE |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights x| | |of |of |of shares |rights | | | |Shares |Voting |----------+--------------------+---------------------| | | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect xii|Direct |Indirect | | | | | |xi | | | | |----------------+-----------------+------------+----------+-------+------------+----------+----------| |GB0034291418 |6,789,569 |6,789,569 |N/A |N/A |10,798,987 |N/A |7.67% | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Type of financial |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |instrument |date xiii |Conversion Period xiv |rights that may be |rights | | | | |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted. | | |-------------------------+--------------+----------------------+----------------------+--------------| | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Type of financial|Exercise price |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting rights|% of voting rights| |instrument | |date xvii |Conversion |instrument refers to |xix, xx | | | | |period xviii| | | |-----------------+----------------+----------+------------+-----------------------+------------------| | | | | | |Nominal |Delta | |CFD | | | |4,564,594 |----------+-------| | | | | | |3.24% | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Total (A+B+C) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | |-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------| |15,363,581 |10.91% | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting | | rights and/or the | | financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business | | was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of | | BlackRock, Inc following this acquisition triggered this | | disclosure requirement. | | | | BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 15,363,581 | | (10.91%) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Proxy Voting: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | | |-----------------------------------------------+-------------------| | 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | | | cease | | | to hold: | | |-----------------------------------------------+-------------------| | 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | | | hold | | | voting rights: | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13. Additional | | | information: | | | | BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team | |-----------------------+-------------------------------------------| | 14. Contact name: | Stuart Watchorn | |-----------------------+-------------------------------------------| | 15. Contact telephone | 020 7743 5741; | | number: | stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the | | notification obligation | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Full name | | | (including legal form of | BlackRock Inc | | legal entities) | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Contact address | | | (registered office for | 33 King William Street, London EC4R | | legal entities) | 9AS | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Phone number & email | 020 7743 5741; | | | stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Other useful information | | | (at least legal | | | representative for legal | Stuart Watchorn | | persons) | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Full name | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Contact address | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Phone number & email | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | Other useful information | | | (e.g. functional | | | relationship with the | | | person or legal entity | | | subject to the notification | | | obligation) | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | C: Additional information | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA | | website. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. 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