Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1114V

Kingfisher PLC

22 May 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:		KINGFISHER 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			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:	TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Bank of New York HSBC Bank Plc JP Morgan Chase Bank Mellon Bank Merrill Lynch Int'l Ltd. Royal Trust Corp. of Canada State Street Bank
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	20 May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	7%
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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY OF GBP 0.15714 ISIN: GB0033195214	164,661,017	164,661,017	165,169,627		165,169,627		7.00%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
165,169,627	7.00%

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

N/A

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:	N/A
14. Contact name:	LORI A. WEBER ASSISTANT SECRETARY, FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC
15. Contact telephone number:	954-847-2283

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	KINGFISHER PLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	3 SHELDON SQUARE, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 6PX
Phone number	020 7372 8008
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	HELEN SILVER DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C:    Additional information

 

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