Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4358U

Electrocomponents PLC

24 June 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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				Electrocomponents 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		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		22 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

GB0003096442

21,469,748

21,469,748

22,392,988

22,392,988

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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

22,392,988

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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 FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent                                      2,551,580                      JP Morgan, Bournemouth         FIL Holding company for various direct and indirect        19,841,408                     JP Morgan, Bournemouth        FISL Subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML). FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL) FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), Investment Managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:		923,240
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:		22 June 2009
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Ian Haslegrave
15. Contact telephone number:	01865 207491
16. Date:	24 June 2009

 

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