TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Liberty plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
(a) Principle Capital Investments Ltd (formerly Principle Capital Investments Trust plc) 1,693,541 shares (b) Principle Capital, L.P. NIL shares |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
(a) Evolution Securities Nominees Limited a/c YO 12322 (b) Chase Nominees Limited
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
22 January 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
25 January 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
7% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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1,693,541 |
1,693,541 |
1,693,541 |
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1,693,541 |
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7.49 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
1,693,541 |
7.49 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
Principle Capital, L.P. sold its entire holding of 126,726 shares to Principle Capital Investments Limited whose total holding is now 1,693,541 shares. |
14. Contact name: |
Brian Padgett, Principle Capital Fund Managers Ltd |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+4122 908 1190 |