Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8910G

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12 May 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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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 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:	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached section (9)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	9th May 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	12th May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14%

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
			Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0032089863	21,737,285	21,737,285	21,675,785		21,675,785		13.98%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
21,675,785	13.98%

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

Custodian                                              Day to Day IM                                                               Total

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN             FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.  8,200 HARRIMAN AND CO                                FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.              16,708,141 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                      FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.  304,100                                                                 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.              2,652,400 NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)                      FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.  781,744                                                                 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.              42,100 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO         FMR UK-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.  95,000                                                                 FMRC-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY INC.              1,084,100 Grand Total:                                                                                                                                                            21,675,785

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:	61,500
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:	9th May 2014

13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Shelley Muller
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail] 01737 834624

 

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