Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0099B

Greencore Group PLC

08 August 2008

 

Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : Greencore Group Plc

2.    Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X]    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 

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

Polaris Capital Management, LLC

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: 08/07/08

6.    Date on which issuer notified; 08/08/08

7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8%

8.    Notified details: 

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) Sedol	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
5013832	14,204,826		14,279,826
0386410	1,905,057		1,905,057
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	16,109,883		16,184,883			Total 8.019%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights

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

10.    In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

11.    Additional information:

Done at [place] on [date].

 

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