Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1523D
Future PLC
11 May 2012
 






TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

Future  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:
iii

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited and

           

Hermes Investment Management Limited

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

Shares are held by the relevant custodian(s)

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

9 May 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 May 2012

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

4%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

0911607

GB0009116079

 

16,822,394

16,822,394

N/A

N/A

14,109,045

N/A

4.26264%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,109,045

4.26264%



 

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

 

            Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

 

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Nominees Limited and 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: 0.0%)*

 

a.   Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML")  (voting rights: 4.26264%)**

 

*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.

**This notification is also being made in respect of HIML, which has an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.2 

 

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:

THIS DISCLOSURE REPRESENTS A CESSATION OF VOTING CONTROL ONLY.

14. Contact name:

Mark Millar

15. Contact telephone number:

01225 788203

 


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