Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6523E

Babcock&Brown Public Ptnrships Ltd

30 September 2008

 

TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Babcock & Brown Public Partnerships Ltd
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):Non-return of outstanding stocklending positions		Χ
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	25 September 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	26 September 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	4%
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 viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB00B188SR50	18,697,000	18,697,000	14,985,671	14,985,671		3.99%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
14,985,671	3.99%

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

Prudential plc (parent Company) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Cash collateral has been accepted regarding outstanding stocklending positions with Lehman Brothers Inc. resulting in a reduction in our holding.
14. Contact name:	Dipesh Varsani M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 3261

 

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