Notification of major interest in shares

RNS Number : 7978P

Centaur Media PLC

07 October 2011

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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				Centaur Media  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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited
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		5 October 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		6 October 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

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

3429141 GB0034291418

n/a

n/a

4,529,656

3.21449%

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

4,529,656

3.21449

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") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML").  HFML is the parent undertaking of Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights: 3.21449%)* * 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.

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

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number & email	020 7702 0888
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Hermes Fund Managers Limited
Contact address	1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ
Phone number & email	020 7680 2177
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Please contact Valerie Davidson on the above number for further information. Sent to Company Secretary Philippa Keith    [e-mail] CC  [e-mail]  & [e-mail]
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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