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RNS Number : 0803P
Great Portland Estates PLC
28 September 2011
 



 

 

Company Announcements Office

London Stock Exchange

London EC2N 1HP

 

 

 

28 September 2011

Our ref: DLM/rt

 

 

 

Dear Sirs

 

We received notification today that Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Inc. holds 9,291,753 ordinary shares of 12.5p each in this Company, representing 2.97% of the issued share capital of the Company.

 

A copy of their notice is attached for your information.

 

Yours faithfully

For GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES plc

 

 

 

 

Desna Martin

Company Secretary

 

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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

Great Portland Estates plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

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

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

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

Daiwa Asset Management Co.Ltd.

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

23 September, 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 September, 2011

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

3%



 

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

REIT

9,425,233

9,425,233

0

0

9,291,753

0

2.97%

GB00B01FLL16


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

9,291,753

2.97%



 

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

Daiwa Asset Management Co.Ltd. holds 9,291,753 shares of Great Portland Estates plc.

Daiwa Asset Management Co.Ltd. is a subsidiary wholly owned by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Asset Management Co.Ltd. holds the right to directly exercise the voting rights of Great Portland Estates plc. and will exercise its voting rights independently from Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

 

 


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:

 

Percentage of voting rights after change is based on 312,676,149 issued as of 23 September 2011.

14. Contact name:

Mr.Osamu Yamashita

15. Contact telephone number:

+81-3-5695-4393

 

 


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