Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7405V

McBride PLC

15 July 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

MCBRIDE PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
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
Other (please specify): Changed to issued voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme.  See Section 9 for further information.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	N/A
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	13 July 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 July 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	2%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord GBP10p GB0005746358 0574635	5,410,386	5,410,386	0	0	5,167,164	0%	2.866%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
|  5,167,164	2.866%

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited.  Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of:        1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.731%)        2. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.135%) Please see Section 13 for further information.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	See Comment in Section 13
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	See Comment in Section 13
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	See Comment in Section 13

13. Additional information:	Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR. 5.2.1(h), which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). This disclosure is made by BT Pension  Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).
14 Contact name:	Valerie Davidson/Margaret Moss
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7680 2177 / 020 7680 2125

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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