TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Close Brothers Group plc |
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes |
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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 notification obligation: |
Artemis Investment Management Limited
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Artemis Income Artemis Special Situations Artemis Capital Fund MT Income Fund City of London Cash A/c City of London Pension A/c BHS Senior Management Scheme BHS Pension Scheme P&O Pension Scheme Institutional Equity Income Fund Institutional Special Situations Hampstead Heath (COL) Charities Pool (COL) Pearson Prudential Staff Pension Scheme Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme L&G Barclays Income 1 L&G Barclays Income 2 BBC PENSION TRUST SAUL Barclays UK Alpha L&G(Barclays) MM Alpha Fund L&G(Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha Fund Witan Investment Trust |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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02 November 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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03 November 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB0007668071 |
7,178,635 |
7,178,635 |
7,374,133 |
7,374,133 |
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5.11% |
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
7,374,133 |
5.11% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 144,432,018.
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14 Contact name: |
John Hudspith Close Brothers Group plc
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15. Contact telephone name:
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020 7655 3100 |