Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7898W

De La Rue PLC

03 August 2009

 

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):

Baring Asset Management Limited ('BAM')

OppenheimerFunds Inc ('OFI')

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

……………..

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

29 July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 July 2009.

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

  4% (increased to 4.258%)

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)
GB00B3DGH821	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares OFI BAM	0 3,327,621	0 3,327,621

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
GB00B3DGH821	Direct	Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares OFI BAM Total	279,490 3,905,882 4,185,372			279,490 3,905,882 4,185,372		.284% 3.974% 4.258%

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
n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,185,372	4.258%

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

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the Parent Company of Baring Asset Management Limited and OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

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:

Jennifer Ryan

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance company

15. Contact telephone number:

  001-413-744-6618

E Peppiatt

De La Rue plc

01256 605317

3 August 2009

 

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