TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 1213U
Beazley PLC
04 April 2016
 

 

For filings with the FCA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



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

Beazley 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):


No

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

Invesco Limited

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

01 April 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 April 2016

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 5p Shares

99,597,386

99,597,386



99,402,779


18.99%

JE00B64G9089


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

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

99,402,779

18.99%



 

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

Invesco Asset Management Limited - 99,347,929

Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC - 54,850

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Invesco Limited

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:



14. Contact name:

Philippa Holmes

15. Contact telephone number:

01491 417 447

 

 

 

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

 

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 


Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 


Phone number & email

 


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Invesco (UK) Limited

Contact address

 

Registered address:

Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley on Thames, Oxon. RG9 1HH

Phone number & email

 

01491 417000

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 


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