Holding(s) in Company
Media Corporation PLC
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii |
Media Corporation 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 | Â | Â | |||||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Â | ||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | ||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | ||||||||
Other (please specify): | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
 | Barclays PLC | |||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd | ||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on |
04-Nov-09 | ||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
05-Nov-09 | ||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
5% to 6% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
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% of voting rightsx |
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Direct |
Directxi |
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Indirectxii |
Direct |
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Indirect |
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GB0000528306 | 15,616,068 | 15,616,068 | 15,916,068 | 0 | 15,916,068 | 0.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Expiration |
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Exercise/ |
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Number of voting |
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
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Exercise price |
Expiration datexvii |
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Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
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% of voting rightsxix, xx |
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Nominal |
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Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
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Percentage of voting rights |
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15,916,068 | 6.00 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the |
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Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd |
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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: |
Geoff Smith | ||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7116 2913 |