Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1254M

Anite PLC

11 August 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			Anite 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		Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited and Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Shares are held by the relevant custodian(s)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		9 August 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		10 August 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		12%

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

B3KHXB3 GB00B3KHX36

35,741,689

35,741,689

N/A

N/A

36,187,689

N/A

12.105%

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

36,187,689

12.105%

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Nominees Limited and Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML").  HFML is the parent undertaking of: 1.   Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 0.019%)* 2.   Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited ("HFAM")as General Partner of the following limited partnerships: a.   Hermes UK Specialist Focus Fund ("HUKSFF") (voting rights: 12.086%)** *     This notification is being made in respect of HEOS which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares. **   This notification is also being made in respect of HFAM which has an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.2  HUKSFF has two general partners: Hermes Investment Management Limited and HFAM.  Under the limited partnership agreement for HUKSFF, the voting obligations are exercised by HFAM.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		See Comment in Section 9.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		See Comment in Section 9.
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		See Comment in Section 9.
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Valerie Davidson ([e-mail])
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7680 2177

 

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