Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0149N

easyJet PLC

09 February 2009

 



TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	easyJet plc
2. Reason for the notification  (yes/no)
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		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify): ______________		No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Wellington Management Company, LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):	BBH ISL Nominees Limited HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited ROY Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited Vidacos Nominees Limited
5. Date of transaction  (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	09 February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00016419911 Ordinary Shares

21,612,887

21,612,887

20,012,940

20,012,940

4.72%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,012,940

4.72%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BBH ISL Nominees Limited - 782,581 shares HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited - 76,394 shares JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited - 2,777,574 shares Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. - 3,939,756 shares Nortrust Nominees Limited - 828,329 shares ROY Nominees Limited - 763,730 shares State Street Nominees Limited - 10,702,530 shares Vidacos Nominees Limited - 142,046 shares
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Robert J. Toner
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

Contact Name and telephone number at easyJet plc for enquiries:

Rachel Kentleton - Investor Relations:      07961 754 468

Toby Nicol - Corporate Communications: 01582 525 339

9 February 2009

 

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