Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9808S

Chemring Group PLC

29 November 2011

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

CHEMRING GROUP PLC

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): Transaction in own shares

X

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

INVESCO LIMITED

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 3

25 NOVEMBER 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 NOVEMBER 2011

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

29%,30%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B45C9X44

57,777,556

57,777,556

58,045,853

30.05%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

58,045,853

30.05%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN, NEW JERSEY    6,010 BANK OF IRELAND (DUBLIN)        859,234 BANK OF NEW YORK          43,085,718 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON      254,222 JP MORGAN CHASE  875,155 HSBC BANK LONDON          2,216,135 MELLON BANK, PITTSBURGH        62,706 STATE STREET TRUST & BANKING CO (BOSTON)                      123,749 STATE STREET TRUST & BANKING CO (LONDON)         6,901,590 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES       9,505 NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, LONDON             179,758 INVESCO POWERSHARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED  5,464 INVESCO ADVSERS, INC.     3,466,607
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:
14. Contact name:	HELEN MARSH
15. Contact telephone number:	01489 864482

 

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