Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0551V

easyJet PLC

22 May 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):

Wellington Management Company LLP

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

BBH ISL Nominees Ltd.

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited.

JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited.

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd.

Nortrust Nominees Limited

ROY Nominees Limited.

State Street Nominees Limited.

Vidacos Nominees Limited.

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

20 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

21 May 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)
GB0001641991 Common Stock	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)

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
GB0001641991 Common Stock	21,612,887	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi) 21,612,887	Direct	Indirect 5.13%

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
21,612,887	5.13%

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

BBH ISL Nominees Ltd - 1,806,387 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited - 115,010 shares

JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited - 2,888,128 shares

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. - 2,855,256 shares

Nortrust Nominees Limited - 1,336,275 shares

ROY Nominees Limited - 997,967 shares

State Street Nominees Limited - 11,537,482 shares

Vidacos Nominees Limited - 76,382 shares

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

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 

22 May 2008

 

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