Savills plc (the 'Company')
TR 1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The Company received notice on 26 August 2008 from FIL Limited, in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by the Financial Services Authority in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5, that, following a sale of 217,304 shares, it now directly 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 |
6,766,828 |
6,766,828 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
||||
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
||
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
|
6,549,524 |
6,549,524 |
- |
4.97% |
- |
The controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are effectively held are:
Nominee |
Management Company |
Shares Held |
Brown Brothers Harriman |
FIL Limited |
1,212,500 |
JP Morgan |
FIL Limited |
527,300 |
JP Morgan |
Fidelity Investment Services Limited |
4,464,724 |
Nomura Trust and Banking |
Fidelity Investments Japan |
27,800 |
Northern Trust |
Fidelity Pension Management |
317,200 |
As at 27 August 2008, 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: 020 3107 5431