Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0555Y

Electrocomponents PLC

01 July 2008

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Electrocomponents GB0003096442
2. Reason for the notification   (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Χ
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 the notification obligation:	UBS Global Asset Managmement - Traditional
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	UBS Global Asset Managmement (Americas) Inc. UBS Global Asset Managmement (Australia) Ltd UBS Global Asset Managmement (Canada) Co. UBS Global Asset Managmement Life Limited UBS Global Asset Managmement (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	27 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	1 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5.01%

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 viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
				Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0003096442	Not Notifiable	Not Notifiable	21,815,381	1,682,912	20,132,469	0.39%	4.62%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
-	-	-	-	-

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
21,815,381	5.01%

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

UBS Global Asset Managmement (Americas) Inc:    846,305 : 0.19% UBS Global Asset Managmement (Australia) Ltd:     53,371 : 0.01% UBS Global Asset Managmement (Canada) Co:    52,628 : 0.01% UBS Global Asset Managmement Life Limited:    1,682,912 : 0.39% UBS Global Asset Managmement (UK) Limited:    19,180,165 : 4.41%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	-
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	-
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	-

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Ian Haslegrave Company Secretary 01865 204000
15. Date:	1 July 2008

 

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