Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6362D

Wolseley PLC

30 January 2015

 



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:	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:	27 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below the threshold of 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
US9778683063 JE00BFNWV485	4,517 13,024,693	4,517 13,024,693	0 232,988	0 232,988	6,220 12,633,551	0.000% 0.090%	0.002% 4.858%

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				121,994	Nominal	Delta
					0.047%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
12,994,753	4.997%

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 6,220 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA08 8,756 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 38295 136,653 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited                                  A/c PTG 4268 16,355 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 41407 630,647 Chase Nominees Ltd                                                         A/c 42048 43,500 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 47182 501,532 State Street Nominees Limited                                              A/c 00401323 353,753 Ameriprise Financial Inc                                                   A/c 74,880 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 53553 28,664 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 38,391 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd                                      A/c 2456820 15,682 State Street Nominees Limited                                              A/c XC7N 196,265 Chase Nominees Ltd                                                         A/c 75102 116,860 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 76588 83,229 Harewood Nominees Ltd                                                      A/c 1040411926G 479,261 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 847452 39,861 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 683182 140,074 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 740190 79,260 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 739874 382,549 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 740311 39,393 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited                                  A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799 75,754 Vidacos Nominees Ltd                                                       A/c PTG 15587 99976450 1,234 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                                   A/c 811056 26,254 Vidacos Nominees Ltd                                                       A/c 399753 293,413 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c BBH05 112,623 Chase Nominees Ltd                                                         A/c 81587 17,664 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                     A/c 446971 3,362 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                     A/c 446968 23,783 State Street Nominees Limited                                              A/c SHCE 89,531 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                     A/c 517522 22 5,132 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                     A/c 517523 12 7,701 Chase Nominees Ltd                                                         A/c ACU49 24,199 State Street Nominees Limited                                              A/c 2GQ6 406,185 State Street Nominees Limited                                              A/c 2GQ6 989,727 BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited                                           A/c 1140402313X 12,426 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                     A/c 518367 18 4,781 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd                                 A/c 301780 24,528 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd                                 A/c 301778 16,792 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd                                 A/c 301781 7,414 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA01 41,654 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA03 1,672,488 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited                                  A/c 52266 116,470 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited                                  A/c 52286 158,301 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 07198 79,165 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 27642 17,170 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10478 2,177 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA09 4,508 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10479 4,954 State Street Bank & Trust Boston                                           A/c GPE1 131,432 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA12 80,419 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c ZLA14 25,526 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                      A/c 07207 192,917 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                                                   A/c WWSF0004002 156,153 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10497 438,558 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 18667 131,285 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10469 60,371 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 18668 123,699 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10496 1,604,853 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10492 201,144 Littledown Nominees Ltd                                                    A/c 10491 1,109,933 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 60,456 Nortrust Nominees LTD                                                       A/c ZLA15 266,561
14. Contact name:	Graham Middlemiss
15. Contact telephone number:	0118 929 8700

 

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