Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5183D

Derwent London PLC

16 September 2008

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

DERWENT LONDON PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (    )

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) Retirement from trusteeship: (X )

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

Michael Bernard Conn, Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild and Christopher Roxborough Balfour (as executors of Lord Rayne (deceased)) 

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

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

Retirement on 30 June 2008, legal transfer of shares to new trustees followed on 12 September 2008.

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 September 2008

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

Major shareholding reduced by more than 1% of issued share capital. Shareholding no longer exceeds 3%.

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
ORD GBP 0.10	Number of shares 5,548,731	Number of voting Rights  5,234,105

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD GBP 0.10	0	0		0%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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
0	0%

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 to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: 

14. Contact name:

T.J. KITE

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7659 3000

 

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