Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3240B

Northgate PLC

14 August 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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:

NORTHGATE

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:	AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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):	12.08.08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13.08.08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details                                               Total
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
0377544	4,429,773	4,429,773	593,630	593,630	2,514,205	0.84	3.56

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
3,107,835	4.41%

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

Name of Company/Fund No. Shares % Issued share capital AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity &     Law Life Assurance Society plc) 103,000 0.14600 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund 3,000 0.00425 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund 49,000 0.06950 PPP Healthcare Group plc 9,000 0.01276 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 33,000 0.04678 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 7,500 0.01063 Sun Life Assurance Society plc 54,870 0.07778 AXA Insurance UK 22,015 0.03121 AXA General Unit Trust 160,000 0.22680 AXA Financial, Inc 2,203,011 3.12271 AXA Financial, Inc 49,194 0.06973 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 17,387 0.02465 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker 12,706 0.01801 Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 70,004 0.09923 Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker 63,646 0.09022 AXA Winterthur 129,349 0.18335 AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 47,800 0.06776 AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 23,353 0.03310 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC                50,000  0.07087   3,107,835 4.40527

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:	David Henderson
15. Contact telephone number:	01325 467558

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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