Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5537S

Chemring Group PLC

22 November 2011

 

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:

CHEMRING GROUP 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): Change in Share Capital

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. AND ITS GROUP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION UNDER 13

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 3

18 NOVEMBER 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 NOVEMBER 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B45C9X44

8,961,500

8,961,500

32,800

32,800

9,426,403

0.017%

4.856%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,459,203

4.873%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Registered Owner Ameriprise Financial Inc    A/c              555,500 Columbia Wanger Asset    Management                     A/c           7,714,900 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c ZLA05     70,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c ZLA07   710,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c 07197      32,800 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c 10479        4,690 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c 34789      61,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd    A/c 31348    310,313
14. Contact name:	HELEN MARSH
15. Contact telephone number:	01489 864482

 

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