Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7758L
Kingfisher PLC
16 January 2009
 



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:


KINGFISHER 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

NO

Other (please specify):___________________________________________

NO

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

Templeton Global Advisors Limited

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

Bank of New York
HSBC Bank PLC

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Mellon Bank

Merrill Lynch Int'l Ltd.

Royal Trust Corp. of Canada

State Street Bank

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

13 January, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 January, 2009

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

7%

  

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

ORDINARY OF GBP 0.15714


ISIN:

GB0033195214


192,777,742

8.17%

187,068,934


187,068,934


7.92%


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







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

187,068,934

7.92%


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

N/A


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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Robert Rosselot

Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc

15. Contact telephone number:

954-847-2285


Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

KINGFISHER PLC

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)


3 SHELDON SQUARE, PADDINGTON, LONDONW2 6PX

Phone number 

020 7372 8008

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

JUSTINE LITTLE
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY



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