Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1874E

easyJet PLC

24 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)

easyJet plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): 

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: (No  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

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

        Standard Life Investments Ltd

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

        Vidacos Nominees

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

   19 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

  22 September 2008

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

      10% 

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)
GB0001641991	46,358,142	46,358,142

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 (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0001641991	41,827,627	24,886,876	16,940,751	5.891%	4.010%

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
41,827,627	9.902%

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

Standard Life Investments Ltd

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:

N/A

14. Name of Contact and telephone number for queries:

Rachel Kentleton, Investor Relations   -         07961 754 468

Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications -      01582 525 339

15. Date 

   24 September 2008

 

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