Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9378X
Close Brothers Group PLC
22 February 2012
 



 


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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.):

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
7,012,829
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
213,348
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB7
3,729
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGS
900,000
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMID
275,000
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF
36,369
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIG
570,000
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIJ
60,865
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIR
509,799
JP MORGAN NOMINEES
5,829

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

21 February 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 February 2012

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

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0007668071

10,120,567

10,120,567

9,587,768

9,581,939

5,829

6.53%

0.00%










B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

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

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

Percentage of voting rights

9,587,768

6.53%



 

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

 

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:

 

As per DTR 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential Plc have moved from 5% to 4%. 

 

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) has dropped below a 5% notifiable interest, triggering this notification.

 

14. Contact name:

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100

 


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