RNS Announcement
Thursday, 10 November 2011
For Immediate Release
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Carphone Warehouse Group plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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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 the |
FMR LLC |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
See attached schedule |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
7th November 2011 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
9th November 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
11% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00B4Y7R145 |
50,582,771 |
50,582,771 |
50,196,341 |
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50,196,341 |
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10.98 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta |
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N/A |
N/A |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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50,196,341 |
10.98 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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N/A |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
FMR LLC |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
386,430 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
7 November 2011 |
Further information:
Supporting Schedule
Issuer Name: |
Carphone Warehouse Group plc |
Current ownership percentage |
10.98% |
Total shares held: |
50,196,341 |
Issued share capital: |
457,054,122 |
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SHARES HELD |
NOMINEE |
MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
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FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC). |
415,021 |
BANK OF NEW YORK |
FMRCO |
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3,401,550 |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO |
FMRCO |
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120,450 |
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO |
PTC |
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41,650 |
CIBC MELLON TRUST |
FCL |
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1,419,949 |
CITIBANK NA |
FMRCO |
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197,156 |
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK |
FMR |
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35,566,224 |
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK |
FMRCO |
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35,950 |
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK |
FMTC |
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1,796,156 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
FMR |
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703,200 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
PTC |
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140,150 |
MELLON BANK N.A. |
FMRCO |
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162,081 |
MELLON BANK N.A. |
FMTC |
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405,949 |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
FMRCO |
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212,820 |
NORTHERN TRUST CO |
FMTC |
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321,850 |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
FICL |
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106,319 |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
FMR |
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2,823,815 |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
FMRCO |
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438,462 |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
FMTC |
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737,630 |
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
PTC |
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265,700 |
CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) |
FCL |
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270,200 |
ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO |
FCL |
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319,700 |
MELLON BANK NA (C) |
PTC |
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116,500 |
NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) |
FCL |
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62,300 |
ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C) |
FCL |
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80,900 |
US BANK NA (C) |
PTC |
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49,000 |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA © |
PTC |
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-14,341 |
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO |
PTC |
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