Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1580O

Savills PLC

02 March 2009

 



Savills plc (the 'Company')

TR 1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The Company received notice on 2 March 2009 from Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by the Financial Services Authority in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5, that following a disposal of 22,291 shares it now indirectly holds voting rights in respect of shares representing less than 5% of the issued share capital of the Company. 

Voting rights attached to shares:

Situation prior to the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights
6,601,879	Not known

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
6,579,588	-	6,579,588	-	4.99%

The controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are effectively held are:

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ('APLP'), a US registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organised under the laws of the State of Delaware on 8 December 1994. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investment Corporation, a corporation organised under the laws of the State of Wisconsin on 7 December 1994. All of the outstanding stock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organised 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 securities reported hereunder.

Artisan International Value Fund ('ARTIV'), is a series of Artisan Funds Inc., a US registered investment company. Certain officers and a director of Artisan Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTIV has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTIV and to vote for ARTIV. ARTIV, as of 27 February 2009, was interested in 3,567,398 shares, representing 2.71% of the 4.99% disclosed above, of Savills plc.   

As at 2 March 2009, the Company has 131,840,933 ordinary shares, which is equal to the same number of voting rights.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Chris Lee, Group Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

END

 

 

HOLCKBKKABKDCNK