TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
BowLeven PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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20 April 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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21 April 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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3% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
6,760,923 |
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3.1310% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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See Comment in Section 13. |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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See Comment in Section 13. |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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See Comment in Section 13. |
13. Additional information:
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HEOS hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (h), which includes all of the shares owned directly by BTPS, all of the voting rights attaching to shares managed by HIML and the voting rights attaching to the direct shareholding of BTPS that are managed by HSL. HIML hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients (which may include BTPS) for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).
This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e). |
14. Contact name:
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Valerie Davidson (v.davidson@hermes.co.uk) |
15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7680 8017 |