Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9377W

Hammerson PLC

07 February 2012

 



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:

Hammerson plc

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		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd STB Asset Management Co., Ltd Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Limited Chuo  Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	2 February 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	6 February 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 3.0%

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
Ordinary shares GB0004065016	21,676,374	21,676,374			20,626,929		2.90%

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
20,626,929	2.90%

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

Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Limited and Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited are direct subsidiaries of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. and STB Asset Management Co., Ltd are direct subsidiaries of The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., and The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. is the direct subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.:(Direct)691,559-0.097% Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.: (Direct)18,086,752-2.542% STB Asset Management Co., Ltd.:(Direct)241,533-0.034% Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Limited:(Direct)1,489,346-0.209% Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited:(Direct)117,739-0.017%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. STB Asset Management Co., Ltd. Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Ltd Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Ltd No proxy has been appointed by any of the direct shareholders notified in part 9.
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:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Sarah Booth
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7887 1065

 

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