Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5900N
Electrocomponents PLC
19 February 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:

Electrocomponents 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 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): Notification required due to internal transfers between funds under management.

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

Prudential plc group of companies

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

See attached schedule

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

17 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 February 2009

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

See item 13

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 viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0003096442

42,503,851

42,503,851

42,503,851

42,503,851


  9.76%

   


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

42,503,851

  9.76%




  

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)


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:

As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc has dropped below 7% triggering this notification.

14. Contact name:

Ian Haslegrave

15: Tel:

01865 207491

16. Date:

19 February 2009



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