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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
De La Rue plc |
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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 |
Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM") OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI") |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
January 7, 2011 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
January 11, 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
3% (BAM independently fell below the 3% threshold to 2.99%; aggregate position remains above 5%) |
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB00B3DGH821 |
3,176,628 (BAM)
2,298,635 (OFI)
5,475,263 (Total)
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3,176,628 (BAM)
2,298,635 (OFI)
5,475,263 (Total)
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2,969,159 (BAM)
2,298,635 (OFI)
5,267,794 (Total)
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2,969,159 (BAM)
2,298,635 (OFI)
5,267,794 (Total)
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2.99% (BAM)
2.32% (OFI)
5.31% (Total) |
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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 |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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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 |
2,969,159 (BAM)
2,298,635 (OFI)
5,267,794 (Total)
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2.99% (BAM)
2.32% (OFI)
5.31% (Total) |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM") and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI").
The percentage of holdings noted above is based on total outstanding shares of 99,032,374.
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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14. Contact name: |
Susan Beaudin, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
15. Contact telephone number: |
001(413) 744-5956 |
Ed Peppiatt
Company Secretary
01256 605343
11 January 2011