Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6905Q

Next PLC

08 November 2012

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Next Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See attached section (9)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		7th November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		8th November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0032089863

22,841,134

22,841,134

23,068,634

23,068,634

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

23,068,634

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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Sum of Factored Shares Held Custodian Total Management Company BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 16,768,965 PGATC CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) 286,180 PGALLC JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 3,951,300 PGATC MELLON BANK NA (C) 18,895 PGATC NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) 5,100 PGALLC NORTHERN TRUST CO (C) 812,799 PGATC ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C) 17,200 PGALLC STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 1,202,995 PGATC US BANK NA (C) 5,200 FIIS Grand Total 23,068,634
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:		227,500
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:		7th November 2012
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Shelley Muller
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 834624

 

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