TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
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Home Retail Group 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 |
NWQ Holdings, LLC Nuveen Investments, Inc. Windy City Investments, Inc. Windy City Investments Holdings, LLC MDCP Holdco (Windy), LLC Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-A, L.P. Madison Dearborn Partners V-A&C, L.P. |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
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15 March 2011 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
17 March 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
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3% |
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB00B19NKB76
US43731T1025 |
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None
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8,338,067
4,421,349 |
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8,338,067
17,685,396 |
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1.03%
2.17% |
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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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N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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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 |
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26,023,463 (this total represents total ADRs converted into Ordinary share equivalents in addition to Ordinary shares held 1 ADR = 4 ORDs)
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3.20% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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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: |
Macfarlanes LLP (FAO: Rachel Bond) |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7831 9222 |
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