Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
14 March 2007
RNS Announcement
Wednesday 14th March 2007
For Immediate Release
The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ('Company')
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc
or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which
voting rights are attached
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of
voting rights
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): X
Revised due to DTR rules -
see Section 13
FMR Corp
3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the notification
obligation
See Section 9
4. Full name of shareholder
(s) (if different from 3.)
Revised due to DTR rules
5. Date of the transaction
(and date on which the
threshold is crossed or
reached if different)
6. Date on which issuer 12 March 2007
notified
N/A
7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting % of Voting Rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting Shares Rights
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0008787029 10,800 10,800 10,800 0.00%
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
Financial Period/Date that may be acquired if
Instrument the instrument is
exercised/converted
Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
10,800 0.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable
Shares held Nominee Management
Company
FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity 10,800 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCO
Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment
manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity
Management Trust
Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which
acts as
a trustee or investment manager of various pension
and
trust accounts.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: FMR Corp
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 N/A
rights:
13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency
Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder
reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect
holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate notification is being
submitted for FIL. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of
business 08 March 2007
14. Contact Name Sophie Hughes
15. Contact: fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com
Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal FMR Corp
entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA
entities)
Phone number 01737 836713
Other useful information (at least legal Company Secretary
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Fidelity Investments International
Contact address Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood,
Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number 01737 836713
Other useful information (e.g. functional Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney
relationship with the person or legal entity
subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, we aggregated the
interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of
shareholder reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL
separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FIL. Please note these holdings are correct as of
close of business 08 March 2007
Further information:
Peregrine Riviere (020) 8753 8778
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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