Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0097M
Wolseley PLC
11 September 2012
 



 

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):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

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:

 

 

7 September 2012

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 

10 September 2012

 

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

 

 

Holding has gone below 15%



 

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

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

JE00B3YWCQ29

 40,058,763

40,058,763

 N/A

 N/A

 41,043,451

 N/A

14.33%

 

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

 

 

 

1,713,409

Nominal

Delta

 

 0.60%

0.60%

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

42,756,860

 14.93%

 

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 - 42,756,860 (14.93%)

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

 

14. Contact name:

 

 

Tom Brophy

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 

0118 929 8700

 


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