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: |
R.E.A. Holdings plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
M&G Investment Funds 3 |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
12 January 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
13 January 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
See item 13 |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB0002349065 |
3,537,792 |
3,537,792 |
3,360,792 |
3,630,792 |
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11.14% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
3,630,792 |
11.14% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting: |
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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: |
With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds 3 is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separately disclosed. This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares identified in this notification. Therefore the 11.14% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 13.38% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it. |
14. Contact name: |
Paul Hudson R.E.A. Holdings plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7436 787 |