Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2538F

Halma PLC

22 April 2014

 



HALMA plc NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares.  Halma received the notice below on 22 April 2014 in respect of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma plc Tel [phone]

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:

Halma 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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	17 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 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	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary (GB0004052071)	11,566,796	11,566,796			11,251,043		2.979%

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
11,251,043	2.979%

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

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:
15. Contact telephone number:

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 entities)	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	[phone] & [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Vivien Tan
Contact address	Same as above
Phone number	Same as above
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: [phone]

SCHEDULE A
	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	11,251,043	2.979%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	1,505,512	0.399%
Capital Research and Management Company	9,745,531	2.580%

 

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