Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
28 April 2008
RNS Announcement
Monday 28th April 2008
For Immediate Release
The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ('Company')
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
Capital Research and Management Company
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.)
23 April 2008
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different)
24 April 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified
5%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares Triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Shares Number of Voting % of Voting Rights
Shares Voting Rights
If possible using Rights
the ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0008787029 44,609,747 44,609,747 45,905,800 45,905,800 5.022%
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % of Voting
Instrument Period/Date Rights that may be Rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
45,905,800 5.022%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to N/A
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting N/A
rights:
Further information:
Peregrine Riviere (020) 8753 8778
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
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