Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4277F
easyJet PLC
12 January 2010
 





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



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

attached:
 

easyJet plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

BlackRock, Inc.

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:
 

8th  January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

11th  January 2010

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

 

Holding has gone below 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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights 

Direct 

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0001641991

20,801,268

20,801,268

N/A

N/A

19,390,199

N/A

4.55%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
 

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/
Conversion period
 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to


% of voting rights 


CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,060,235


 

Nominal

Delta

0.25%

0.25%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

20,450,434

 

4.80%

  

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


    

 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 20,450,434 (4.80%)


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:


BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team

14. Contact name:


020 7743 5741


15. Contact telephone number:

Stuart Watchorn; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com




Contact name and telephone number at easyJet plc for enquiries:


Rachel Kentleton - Investor Relations:      07961 754 468

Oliver Aust - Corporate Communications: 01582 525 973



12 January 2010



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