Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9204A

3i Infrastructure PLC

05 April 2012

 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

On 4 April 2012 3i Infrastructure 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:     

3i Group plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights.

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

3i Group plc (direct and indirect)

3i Assets LLP (direct)

3i Investments plc (indirect) 

3i Holdings plc (indirect)

3i plc (indirect)    

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

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited (a/c 3i plc) for 180,440,753 voting rights, beneficially owned by 3i Group plc.

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited for 120,481,908 voting rights, beneficially owned by 3i Assets LLP.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

2 April 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:   

4 April 2012

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

N/A

8. Notified details:   

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
JEOOB1RJLF86	300,922,661	300,922,661	300,922,661	300,922,661	SEE SECTION  9 BELOW	300,922,661	SEE SECTION  9 BELOW

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion  Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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	% of voting rights
300,922,661	34.14%

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

This technical notification of a change in the breakdown of voting rights results from the implementation of the contingent asset arrangements agreed between 3i Group plc and the Trustees of the 3i Group Pension Plan which were disclosed in the 3i Group plc half-yearly results for the six months to 30 September 2011.

Direct interests:

3i Group plc (180,440,753 voting rights) and 3i Assets LLP (120,481,908 voting rights) together have a direct interest in the total number of voting rights disclosed in section 8 above (i.e. 300,922,661 voting rights).

3i Assets LLP is a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i Group plc.

Indirect interests:

3i Group plc has an indirect interest in the 120,481,908 voting rights held by 3i Assets LLP.

3i Investments plc (a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i Group plc) has an indirect interest in 180,440,753 voting rights in its capacity as the discretionary Investment Manager of 3i Group plc.

3i Holdings plc and 3i plc are both wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of 3i Group plc, parent undertakings of 3i Investments plc and have an indirect interest in the 180,440,753 voting rights in which 3i Investments plc is interested.

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:  

Issuer contact details:

State Street Secretaries (Jersey) Limited

Company Secretary

Telephone: [phone]  

 

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