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RNS Number : 0879E
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
23 September 2008
 




RNS Announcement 


Tuesday 23rd September 2008 



For Immediate Release 


The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ('Company') 


Notification of Major Interests in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached

The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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 the notification obligation


Morgan Stanley 

(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)


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



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) 

19 September 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified

22 September 2008 


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

3%



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 

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect


GB0008787029

Below 3%

Below 3%

29,417,137


29,417,137


3.21%



B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Financial Instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date

Number of Voting Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of Voting Rights







Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights

% of Voting Rights

29,417,137

3.21%


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


Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd 17,683,793 1.93%


Morgan Stanley & Co International plc 11,615,571 1.27%


Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) S.A 117,773 0.01%




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights:

N/A



Further information:


Peregrine Riviere         (020) 8753 8778

Tim Morris                     (020) 8753 8243



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