Shareholder Notification

RNS Number : 4783G
Home Retail Group Plc
22 October 2008
 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


On 21 October 2008, Home Retail Group plc ('the Issuer') was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares:


1.

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


Home Retail Group plc

2.

Reason for notification:


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4.

Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



5.

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


20 October 2008

6.

Date on which issuer notified:


21 October 2008

7.

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


14%

8.

Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN code)

B19NKB7



Situation previous to the triggering transaction


Number of shares

Number of voting rights


124,136,992

124,136,992



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect


17,743,149

17,743,149

103,924,343

2.02

11.84



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 exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


121,667,492

13.87%


9.

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




Name of Company/Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital


Alliance Capital Management


Direct

1,169,800

0.13332


AXA 


Direct

1,767,598

0.20145


AXA Colonia Konzern


Direct

57,118

0.00651


AXA Colonia Konzern


Indirect

84,007

0.00957


AXA Financial, Inc.


Indirect

59,372,527

6.766524048


AXA Framlington


Indirect

633,171

0.07


AXA France


Indirect

45,166

0.005147445


AXA IM UK


Direct

7,454,705

0.849592281


AXA IM UK


Indirect

143,752

0.016383021


AXA Rosenberg


Direct

3,114,564

0.354958316


AXA Rosenberg


Indirect

43,645,720

4.974182992


AXA Winterthur


Direct

4,179,364

0.476310651


Total Direct

17,743,149

2.02214


Total Indirect

103,924,343

11.84397


TOTAL

121,667,492

13.86611



Proxy Voting:

10.

Name of 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:


Kyere Tabiri

15.

Contact telephone number:


020 7003 1510







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