Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6007H

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC

31 May 2011

 



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			THORPE (FW) Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				x
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		FMR LLC
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		25 May 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		31 May 2011
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

GB0008901042

593,500

593,500

598,500

598,500

5.10

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

598,500

5.10

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
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts   Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).	491,100			BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO			FMRCO
	107,400			STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO			FMTC
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:						FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:						5,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:						25 May 2011
13. Additional information:			None
14. Contact name:			Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:			[e-mail], 01737 837148

 

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