Notification of Major Interes

RNS Number : 7049D

Home Retail Group Plc

17 September 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 17 September 2008, Home Retail Group plc ('the Issuer') was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares:

1.	Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
	Home Retail Group plc
2.	Reason for notification:
	An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3.	Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
	AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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):
	15 September 2008
6.	Date on which issuer notified:
	16 September 2008
7.	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
	14%
8.	Notified Details:
	A: Voting rights attached to shares
	Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN code)	B19NKB7

	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
	123,031,712	123,031,712

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	17,837,512	17,837,512	100,929,900	2.03	11.50

	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 (A+B)
	Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
	118,767,412	13.54%

9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
	AXA Ireland Pension Fund Indirect	24,952	0.00284
	AXA Sun Life plc	400,000	0.04559
	(fmly AXA Equity & Law Assurance Society plc) Direct
	AXA Rosenberg Direct	1,898,999	0.21642
	Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct	2,470,000	0.28150
	Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct	2,408,000	0.27443
	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund Indirect	256,824	0.02927
	PPP Healthcare Group plc Direct	37,670	0.00429
	Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	75,000	0.00855
	Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	590,000	0.06724
	Sun Life Assurance Society Plc Direct	293,865	0.03349
	AXA Rosenberg Direct	1,215,565	0.13853
	AXA Insurance UK Direct	88,500	0.01009
	AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Indirect	12,000	0.00137
	AXA Financial, Inc. Indirect	66,037,848	7.52615
	AXA Colonia Konzern Direct	57,118	0.00651
	AXA Colonia Konzern Indirect	84,007	0.00957
	Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct	250,000	0.02849
	AXA France Indirect	36,621	0.00417
	AXA Rosenberg Indirect	34,093,777	3.88557
	AXA Financial, Inc. Indirect	257,900	0.02939
	Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	111,944	0.01276
	Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct	8,496	0.00097
	Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity Direct	100,000	0.01140
	Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha Direct	201,600	0.02298
	Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker Direct	132,614	0.01511
	Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity Direct	700,000	0.07978
	Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha Direct	968,200	0.11034
	Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker Direct	735,351	0.08381
	Framlington onshore private clients Indirect	19,171	0.00218
	AXA Winterthur Direct	4,181,014	0.47650
	AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct	599,273	0.06830
	AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct	314,303	0.03582
	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC Indirect	42,800	0.00488
	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution OEIC Indirect	64,000	0.00729
	Total Direct	17,837,512	2.03289
	Total Indirect	100,929,900	11.50270
	TOTAL	118,767,412	13.53560
Proxy Voting:
10.	Name of proxy holder:
11.	Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12.	Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13.	Additional information:
14.	Contact name:
	Terry Marsh
15.	Contact telephone number:
	020 7003 2637

 

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