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: |
Wolseley plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC on behalf of College Retirement Equities Fund
Teachers Advisors, Inc on behalf of TIAA-CREF Funds, TIAA-CREF Life Funds and TIAA-CREF Active Extension Funds |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See Number 3. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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26/10/11 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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28/10/11 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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3% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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JE00B3YWCQ29 |
8,123,773 |
8,123,773 |
8,625,594 |
8,625,594 |
0 |
3.027% |
0 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta
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N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
8,625,594 |
3.027% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC - 4,975,441 shares (1.746%)
Teachers Advisors, Inc - 3,650,153 shares (1.281%)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC / Teachers Advisors, Inc |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
13. Additional information:
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None |
14. Contact name:
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15. Contact telephone number:
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0118 929 8700 |