Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4261E

Vesuvius plc

09 February 2015

 



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				Vesuvius Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):	Change in beneficial ownership				x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		29/01/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		06/02/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

16,283,177

16,283,177

16,532,665

16,532,665

6.09%

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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

16,532,665

6.09%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Group (Europe) Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Centre, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE19801, USA is an indirect holder of 16,532,665 voting rights (6.09%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Morgan Stanley are currently in the process of transitioning the business currently conducted by Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd ("MSSL") to Morgan Stanley & Co International plc ("MSIP"). The transition will take part in tranches and is due for completion by 1 April 2015. This notification is being made on the basis the Vesuvius Plc shares previously held by MSSL have now been transitioned to MSIP which has resulted in a change in beneficial ownership. Please note the aggregate holding across the Morgan Stanley group remains within the thresholds previously reported.
14. Contact name:	Craig Horsley
15. Contact telephone number:	0141 245 7736

 

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