Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6154P

Halma PLC

27 March 2009

 



HALMA p.l.c. NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma p.l.c. ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares. Halma received the notice below on 25 March 2009 from Norges Bank. Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c. Tel [phone]

1

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

Halma p.l.c.

2

Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Norges Bank

4

Full name of shareholder(s):

N/A

5

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

24 March 2009

6

Date on which issuer notified:

25 March 2009

7

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

3%

8

Notified details:

Acquisition of shares increasing holding above the 3% threshold

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares  If possible using the ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0004052071	11,193,985	11,193,985

Class/type of shares  If possible using the ISIN code	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004052071	11,262,404	11,262,404		3.01%

B: Financial instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date	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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
11,262,404	3.01%

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

Proxy Voting:
10	Name of the proxy holder:	Norges Bank
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:	None
14	Contact for further information:	Robert Cook
15	Contact telephone number:	0047 24073120

Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo Norway
Phone number	0047 24073000
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	N/A

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Robert Cook
Contact address	Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo Norway
Phone number	0047 24073120
Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its web site www.halma.com.

 

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