Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1287S

Robert Walters PLC

12 May 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Robert Walters plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Artisian Partners Limited Partnership, Artisian Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A.Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	State Street Bank, Mellon Bank
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	May 8, 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	May 11, 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0008475088	3,738,220	4.88%			4,006,359		5.32%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
4,006,359	5.23%

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

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ('APLP'), a U.S. registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 8, 1994. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investment Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin on December 7, 1994. All of the outstanding stock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc. APLP, pursuant to advisory contracts, has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power-to vote for most clients. Persons other than APLP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, all of the securities reported hereunder.   Artisan International Small Cap Fund ('ARTJX'), is a series of Artisan Funds Inc., a U.S. registered investment company. Certain officers and a director of Artisan Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTJX has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTJX and to vote for ARTJX. ARTJX, as of 8 May 2009, was interested in 3,766,179 shares, representing 4.91% of the 5.23% disclosed above, of Robert Walters PLC.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
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:
14 Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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