Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 9986U

Numis Corporation PLC

26 October 2010

 



NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ("NUMIS")

26 October 2010

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Numis Corporation 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: iii		BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21st October 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		25th October 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Holding has gone above 10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B05M6465

5,403,133

5,403,133

N/A

N/A

7,712,574

N/A

6.89%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

3,553,597

Nominal

Delta

3.18%

3.18%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,266,171

10.07%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 11,266,171 (10.07%)
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:	BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:	Stuart Watchorn
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7743 5741; [e-mail]

The total number of Numis ordinary shares of 5p each in issue is 111,869,340 with each ordinary share carrying the right to one vote.  There are no shares held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in Numis is 111,869,340.  

26 October 2010   

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Contacts

Numis Corporation:             

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive                                          020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Company Secretary                                    020 7260 1225

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers                                                                             020 7396 5382

Carole Cable                                                                         020 7396 7458

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle                                                                        020 7583 5000                   

Jon Raggett                                                                           020 7583 5000                     

 

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