Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3810B

WPP Group PLC

14 August 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		WPP Group plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
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
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	INVESCO Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	08 August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%, 4%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary 10p Shares (GB00B0J6N107)	60,270,835	60,270,835	57,800,827		57,800,827		4.93%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
57,800,827	4.93%

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

JP Morgan Chase - 657,263 Vidacos Nominees - 59,693 Citibank (Hong Kong) - 20,000 Japan Trustee Services Bank - 596,291 Other - 56,467,580

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Samantha Edwards
15. Contact telephone name:	01491 417404

 

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