Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2111V

Barclays PLC

06 July 2009

 



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				BARCLAYS PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					No
Other (please specify):	A change in the total voting rights notified by Barclays plc on 3 July 2009				Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Qatar Investment Authority
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		Qatar Holding LLC
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		3 July 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		3 July 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		18%

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

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

487,755,622

487,755,622

813,964,552

813,964,552

N/A

7.38%

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

Warrants

197.775p

31 October 2013

27 November 2008 - 31 October 2013

758,437,618

Nominal

Delta

6.88%

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,572,402,170

14.26%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Qatar Holding LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority ('QIA')
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A
13. Additional information:	On 30 June 2009 the MCNs held by Qatar Holding LLC ('QHL') in Barclays Bank PLC converted into ordinary shares in Barclays PLC, and such ordinary shares were issued by Barclays PLC and credited to QHL on 3 July 2009.  As a result: (a) the aggregate percentage of voting rights in Barclays PLC referenced by QHL's MCNs fell on 3 July 2009 from 3.89% to NIL; and (b) the aggregate percentage of voting rights in Barclays PLC referenced by QHL's ordinary shares in Barclays PLC, increased on 3 July 2009 from 5.81% to 7.38%. As required under the DTRs, this notification has been prepared using the total voting rights figure of 11,027,630,910 as set out in the public announcement made by Barclays PLC dated 3 July 2009.  Consequently the quoted percentages of voting rights detailed in this notice have been calculated without the further Barclays PLC ordinary shares to be issued when all the Warrants issued by Barclays PLC of the kind referred to in this notification are exercised.  This results in percentage figures which are artificially high. On a fully diluted basis assuming that all Warrants are exercised the resulting percentage interest would be 12.53%.
14. Contact name:	Mr. Ahmad Al-Sayed Qatar Holding LLC Qatar Financial Centre, 8th Floor, Q-Tel Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
15. Contact telephone number:	Tel: [phone]

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