Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0463D

Character Group PLC

09 September 2008

 



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):

The Character Group plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)

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): (Yes)

Change in the percentage of voting rights in which the director is interested arising by reason of a change in the issuers total voting rights. 

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

Richard King

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

N/A

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

5/08/2008

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

8/08/2008

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

11%

  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)
GB0008976119	4,580,428	4,580,428

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
GB0008976119	1,640,000	1,640,000	2,940,428	3.94%	7.06%

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
4,580,428	11%

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

  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:

Notification using total voting rights of 41,640,453

14.     Contact name:

Kiran Shah (Company Secretary) 

15.     Contact telephone number:

020 8949 5898

 

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