Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8003A
Wolseley PLC
14 October 2009
 



 

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

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.



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: 

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions 

Management) Limited (PMC)

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

13 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 October 2009

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

From 4% - 3% (L&G)


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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD 

GBP 0.10

11,404,443

11,404,443

11,234,843

11,234,843


3.95





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


11,234,843


3.95

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,234,843 - 3.95% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (10,221,881 - 3.60% = PMC)  

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 

(Direct) (LGIH) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (10,221,881 - 3.60% = PMC)  

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 

(LGAS & LGPL) 


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 

(LGPL)



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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 283,839,371

14. Contact name:

Alison Drew, Wolseley plc

15. Contact telephone number:

0118 929 8700

 





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