Holding(s) in Company
easyJet PLC
18 May 2007
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): (N/A)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Malignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies.
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):
14 May 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 May 2007
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 Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction (vi)
Number of Number of voting Rights
shares (viii)
GB0001641991 24,979,825 24,979,825
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares (ix) rights
CODE
Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
GB0001641991 2,204,861 2,204,861 16,222,850 0.53% 3.87%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
(xiv)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
18,427,711 4.40%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Name of the Company/Fund |Number of shares |% of issued share capital |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|AXA Financial Inc | 225,808 | 0.05390 |
|Indirect | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+----------------------------- +
|AXA Rosenberg | 434,700 | 0.10377 |
|Indirect | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|AXA Financial Inc* | 15,562,342 | 3.71499 |
|Indirect | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management| | |
|Ltd | 750 | 0.00018 |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd | 170,913 | 0.04080 |
|ABL High Alpha | | |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd | 54,825 | 0.01309 |
|FTSE All Share Tracker | | |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management| | |
|ABL High Alpha | 833,008 | 0.19885 |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management| | |
|FTSE All Share Tracker | 266,754 | 0.06368 |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|AXA Winterthur | 878,611 | 0.20974 |
|Direct | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Total Direct | 2,204,861 | 0.52634 |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
|Total Indirect | 16,222,850 | 3.87266 |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
| TOTAL | 18,427,711 | 4.39900 |
+----------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------+
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:
* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ('ERISA'), public employee
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt
organizations and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance
Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon it,
among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed
beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing
control over the issuer.
14. Name of Contact and telephone number for queries:
Julia Collins, Investor Relations - 01582 525 258
Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications - 01582 525 339
15. Date
18 May 2007
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