Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1669K
Halma PLC
14 April 2010
 



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 13 April 2010 in respect of Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

 

Carol Chesney

Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c.

Tel +44 (0)1494 721111

 

 

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:

 

Halma p.l.c.

 

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

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

 

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:

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

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

 

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

 

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

 

12 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

13 April 2010

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

 

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

GB0004052071

20,392,454

20,392,454



18,805,470


4.99%


 

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

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,805,470

4.99%

 

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

 

Halma p.l.c. - 0405207

Holdings as of 12 April 2010

 



Entity

MFS Investment Management (MFS)

Holding

6,020,021

Percentage held

1.60%

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (MFSI)

435,195

0.12%

MFS International Ltd. (MIL)

2,156,394

0.57%

MFS International (U.K.) Limited (MIL U.K.)

10,190,978

2.70%

MFS International Management K.K. (MIM K.K.)

 

2,882

0.00%

Notifiable interest

 

18,805,470

4.99%

Shares outstanding

 

376,524,001


 

 

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:

 


14. Contact name:

 


15. Contact telephone number:

 


 

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)

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Co.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

500 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02116

USA

 

Phone number & email

 

617-954-5822

 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

Christopher Bohane

 


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