Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5270Z

Infrastructure India plc

21 July 2008

 

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: 

Infrastructure India Fund Plc

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

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 ( )  

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

Kaupthing Bank hf

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

Vidacos Nominees Limited

Roy Nominees Limited

Sinjul Nominees Limited

New Street Nominees Limited

HSBC Global Custody Nominees Ltd

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

30 June 2008 

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

18 July 2008

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

29%

8. Notified details: 

10,791,500

A. Voting rights attached to shares  

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code)  

ISIN:

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
0	0	9,785,500	9,785,500	1,006,000	26.66%	2.74%

IM00B2QVWM67     

B. Financial Instruments  

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
10,791,500	29.4%

                                    0;    

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/

  or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Kaupthing Bank HF directly controls as principal 9,570,500 shares, representing 26.08% of the voting rights of the issuer, which are held through Vidacos Nominees Limited, the nominee of its custodian, Arion Custody Services Limited.

Kaupthing Bank HF indirectly controls 1,006,000 shares representing 2.74% which are held by Singer & Friedla nder Investment Management Limited, Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Limited (IOM) and Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg SA (entities within the Kaupthing Bank group), on a discretionary basis. These shares are held through Sinjul Nominees Limited, HSBC Global Custody Services Ld and Roy Nominees Ltd.

65,000 shares are directly controlled by Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets Limited which are held through New Street Nominees Limited.

150,000 shares representing 0.41% are held by Management of Kaupthing Bank group companies. These shares are held through Sinjul Nominees Limited.

Proxy Voting: 

10. Name of the 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:  

Michele Curl

15. Contact telephone number:  

020 3205 6626

 

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