Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0384A

Barclays PLC

28 July 2008

 



TR-1	Notification of a Major Interest in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached		BARCLAYS PLC
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other: Increase in issued share capital							X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the 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 the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or breached				22/07/2008
6.Date on which issuer notified				23/07/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:				5 %.
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class or Type of shares	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
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	362,431,612	362,431,612	72,684,279	72,684,279	290,345,347	0.89	3.56
3134865
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after 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
Total A + B
Number of Voting Rights			% of voting rights
363,029,626			4.46%

9.Chain
Name of the Company / Fund		Number of Shares		% of issued share capital
AXA Sun Life plc		2,435,434		0.02990
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X		485,714		0.00596
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X		7,371,800		0.09051
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X		9,021,923		0.11078
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC		789,285		0.00969
Ethical Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC		145,714		0.00179
Extra Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC		3,950,000		0.04850
UK Equity Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC		350,000		0.00430
UK Growth Fund
Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc		178,150		0.00219
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd		225,000		0.00276
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd		789,286		0.00969
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X		4,335,122		0.05323
Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc		1,315,615		0.01615
Direct
AXA Insurance UK		493,200		0.00606
Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme		995,000		0.01222
Indirect
AXA General Unit Trust		1,098,000		0.01348
Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc		264,714,829		3.25029
Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern		7,314,656		0.08981
Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd		2,428,571		0.02982
Direct
AXA France		1,449,453		0.01780
Indirect
AXA Australia		270,200		0.00332
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg		10,888,735		0.13370
Indirect
AXA Seguros		62,200		0.00076
Direct
AXA Financial, Inc *		1,695,981		0.02082
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd		349,841		0.00430
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd		81,243		0.00100
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd		1,214,285		0.01491
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd		833,900		0.01024
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd		1,053,248		0.01293
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management		5,362,856		0.06585
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management		4,013,600		0.04928
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management		5,567,375		0.06836
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Framlington		22,818		0.00028
Indirect
AXA Framlington		1,500,000		0.01842
Indirect
AXA Framlington		1,150,000		0.01412
Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients		302,604		0.00372
Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients		1,300		0.00002
Indirect
AXA Winterthur		10,980,442		0.13482
Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive		4,415,564		0.05422
Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive		2,355,254		0.02892
Direct
AXA Framlington		50,000		0.00061
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC		971,428		0.01193
UK Distribution OEIC
Indirect
Total Direct		72,684,279		0.89245
Total Indirect		290,345,347		3.56500
TOTAL		363,029,626		4.45745

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
15. Contact telephone number

Contact name for enquiries:

Lawrence Dickinson 

Company Secretary 

020 7116 8099

28 July 2008

 

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