Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7729C

Hammerson PLC

04 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:	Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)
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):	02.09.08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03.09.08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	6%

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	17,971,278	17,971,278	2,789,029	2,789,029		0.96%

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
Total Return Swap	09/03/2009	-	9,522,280	3.29%
Total Return	01/07/2009		5,000,000	1.72%

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
17,311,309	5.97%

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

Morgan Stanley and Co Incorporated 328,730 (0.11%) Morgan Stanley Securities Limited 2,377,716 (1.00%) Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA 79,703 (0.03%) Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc 2,880 (0%)  Chain 1 Morgan Stanley (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF Real Estate Advisor Inc. (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI Inc.(5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI L.L.C. (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the sole shareholder of MSREF VI International-GP L.L.C. as general partner of the series of real estate private equity funds that it manages (MSREF VI) (5.01%) (14,522,280 voting rights) by virtue of being the shareholders of Nelly Holdings Limited (5.02%) (14,522,280 voting rights).

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:
14 Contact name:	Stuart Haydon
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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