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:
INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE plc
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2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
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) : ( )
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Schroders plc
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
29 May 2008
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
30 May 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
11% to 10%
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8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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ORDINARY SHARES |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
GB00BIYKG049 |
33,557,229 |
29,623,219 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00BIYKG049 |
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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) |
% of voting rights |
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Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
27,473,340 |
10.68% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : |
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Schroder Investment Management Limited Schroder & Co Limited |
27,452,035 21,305 |
10.67% 0.008% |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of Proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional Information: |
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. |
14. Contact Name: |
Susan Tudor-Coulson |
15. Contact Telephone Number: |
0113 285 6868 |
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