Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9935K
Wolseley PLC
28 April 2010
 



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:

 

Wolseley 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 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

X

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

 

Other (please specify):

  

 

 

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

BlackRock, Inc.

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

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

23/04/2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

28/04/2010

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

Holding has gone above 5%

 

  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

 

GB00B5ZN3P43

13,746,283

 13,746,283

N/A 

N/A 

13,752,194 

N/A 

4.84 

 

 

 

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 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

452,838

Nominal

Delta 

0.16%

0.16%

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,205,032

5.00%

 

 

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 14,205,032 (5.00%)

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

 

BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team

14. Contact name:

 

 Alison Drew

15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700

 


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