Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3945E

Hammerson PLC

26 September 2008

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Hammerson plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ('OTPPB')
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	23.09.08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	25.09.08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0004065016	Below 3%	Below 3%	8,950,000	8,950,000		3.088%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
NA

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
8,950,000	3.088%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	In addition to the total holding referred to above OTPPB has an economic interest through cash settled contracts for differences (with no voting rights) in a total of 20,250,000 shares in Hammerson plc representing 6.986% of the ordinary shares in the Company. This economic interest is over and above the interest in 3% of the ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights attached.
14 Contact name:	Stuart Haydon
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

END

 

 

HOLIIFLTAAIRFIT