Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0411M

Next PLC

11 September 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 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10th September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		11th September 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

23,126,644

23,126,644

22,995,844

22,995,844

13.95

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

22,995,844

13.95

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Shares Held Nominee Management Company 16,650,000 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMR 158,000 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRCO 4,800 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO PTC 3,400 CIBC MELLON TRUST FCL 4,417,344 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCO 3,400 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMTC 133,100 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK FMR 59,500 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK PTC 11,500 MELLON BANK N.A. FMRCO 5,100 MELLON BANK N.A. FMTC 11,500 NORTHERN TRUST CO FMRCO 14,500 NORTHERN TRUST CO FMTC 27,600 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FICL 746,600 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMR 360,800 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCO 258,700 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMTC 48,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO PTC 18,400 CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) FCL 21,700 ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO FCL 17,400 MELLON BANK NA (C) PTC 8,000 NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) FCL 4,400 ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C) FCL 8,000 US BANK NA (C) PTC 4,100 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA © PTC FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		130,800
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		10th September 2012
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Nina Collomosse
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 837092

 

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