Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5282V

Wolseley PLC

28 October 2014

 



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
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		X
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See additional information under 13
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	23 October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27 October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 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 Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
JE00BFNWV485 US9778683063	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	230,065 0	230,065 0	12,794,628 4517	0.087% 0.000%	4.855% 0.002%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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				155,353	Nominal	Delta
					0.059%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
13,184,563	5.003%

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

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:	Registered Owner Ameriprise Financial Inc                          A/c 4,517 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA08 8,499 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 38295 136,653 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c PTG 4268 13,128 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 41407 630,647 Chase Nominees Ltd                                A/c 42048 50,109 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 47182 416,649 State Street Nominees Limited                     A/c 00401323 353,753 Littledown Nominees Ltd                            A/c 53553 25,264 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 5,134 Royal Trust Corp of Canada                        A/c 719306 34,825 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c PTG 468 31,578 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd             A/c 2456820 13,024 State Street Nominees Limited                     A/c XC7N 203,021 Chase Nominees Ltd                                A/c 75102 150,219 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 76588 73,793 Harewood Nominees Ltd                             A/c 1040411926G 479,261 Nortrust Nominees LTD                             A/c SPO07 10,253 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 847452 36,676 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 683182 145,385 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 740190 77,296 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 739874 376,752 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 740311 38,796 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799 68,551 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 811056 26,254 Vidacos Nominees Ltd                              A/c 399753 299,805 Nortrust Nominees LTD                             A/c BBH05 112,623 Chase Nominees Ltd                                A/c 81587 17,664 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited                                                  A/c 446971 3,362 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited                                                                                                     A/c 446968 21,628 State Street Nominees Limited                     A/c SHCE 48,916 BNY(OCS)Nominees Ltd                            A/c 517522 22 3,861 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                            A/c 517523 12 5,792 Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                                  A/c ACU49 18,190 State Street Nominees Limited                     A/c 2GQ6 308,340 State Street Nominees Limited                     A/c 2GQ6 989,727 BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited                  A/c 1140402313X 8,694 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited                                                                                                                                                       A/c 518367 18 3,602 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd        A/c 301780 26,130 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd        A/c 301778 16,792 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd        A/c 301781 7,531 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA01 41,654 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA03 1,672,488 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c 52262 123,274 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c 52266 114,925 The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited         A/c 52286 166,806 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07198 76,242 Littledown Nominees Ltd                            A/c 27642 17,170 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10478 2,177 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA09 4,384 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10479 5,167 State Street Bank & Trust Boston                  A/c GPE1 125,571 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA12 82,201 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA14 25,526 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07207 192,917 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                          A/c WWSF0004002 156,153 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10497 471,770 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 18667 131,285 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10469 60,371 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 18668 90,884 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10496 1,755,310 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10492 206,861 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10491 1,308,021 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10488 412,254 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10495 115,708 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10489 192,350 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 30337 63,839 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA15 266,561
14. Contact name:	Graham Middlemiss
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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