Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5889B

Vesuvius plc

04 April 2013

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Vesuvius PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (   )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( YES   )

Other (please specify) (     )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Vidacos Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 2 April 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 April 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 20%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB00B82YXW83	55,693,446	55,693,446

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B82YXW83			55,693,446		19.999%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights 55,693,446	% of voting rights 19.999%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited (Cevian) acts as general partner for Cevian Capital II Master Fund L.P.

Cevian is the indirect holder of the voting rights attached to the shares.  The legal owner of the shares is Vidacos Nominees Limited (acting as nominee), which holds the shares on behalf of UBS AG (acting as custodian).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

RICHARD MALTHOUSE, COMPANY SECRETARY, VESUVIUS PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 44 (0)20 7822 0000

 

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