Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0753Y
Filtrona plc
24 February 2012
 




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:

Filtrona plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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):______________


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

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited

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

 

Shares held by the relevant custodian(s)

 

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

23 February 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 February 2012

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

2%

 

 

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 Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

Direct  

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B074435

(GB00B0744359)

6,338,711

6,338,711



6,092,208

N/A

2.91626%

 

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.

Percentage of voting rights

    

    

    

    

    

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

6,092,208

2.91626%

 



 

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of:

1.   Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights 0.94797%)*

2.   Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM")** as General Partner of the following limited partnerships

a.   Hermes UK Specialist Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 1.96829%)

*This notification is being made in respect of HEOS, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares.

**HUKSFF has two general partners; Hermes Investment Management Limited and HAFM.  Under the limited partnership agreement for HUKSFF the voting obligations are exercised by HAFM.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See comment in Section 9

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

See comment in Section 9

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

See comment in Section 9



 

 

13. Additional information:

 

14. Contact name:

Patricia Kendall, Filtrona plc

15. Contact telephone number:

01908 359100

 


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