Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1408A

Close Brothers Group PLC

29 July 2008

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Close Brothers Group Plc
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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 (please specify): ): Update to Total Voting Rights figure triggered this notification			Χ
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                  64,243 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHE 01                350,000 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01                   30,463 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01                  589,554 Nortrust Noms Ltd                                         181,199 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01                        50,000 Nortrust Noms LTD A/C MVB01                    189,476 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01                      146,410 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUF01                        56,219 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUI01                         11,630 Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUR01                     955,896 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) AC          12,391,629 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC       408,231 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       337,303 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC      25,703 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC       71,595 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC      37,266 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC    108,133 RBS INTERNATIONAL (GUERNSEY)          156,325 RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED          128,166
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	28 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	See item 13
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
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 viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0007668071	16,289,441	16,289,441	16,289,441	16,289,441		11.02%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
16,289,441	11.02%

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

Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

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:	M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved to a 11% notifiable interest triggering this notification.
14. Contact name:	Robin Sellers Close Brothers Group plc
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7655 3100

 

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