Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4659D

De La Rue PLC

15 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):

De La Rue plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X )

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) : ( )

……………..

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

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Financial Products (France)

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Investment Management

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

SINOPIA Asset Management

Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

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

12 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 September 2008

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

5%

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)
GB00B1XN5J68	Below notifiable level	Below notifiable level

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
GB00B1XN5J68	7,793,064	7,793,064	697,156	5.18	0.46

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
8,490,220	5.64

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

HSBC Bank Plc

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:

None

14. Contact name:

Baljeet Gill

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7991 6555

C L Fluker

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

01256 605311

15 September 2008

 

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