Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9849X
Severn Trent PLC
23 February 2012
 



 




                        TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

Severn Trent

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

 

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

No

Other (please specify):



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

 

Kames Capital

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


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

21st February 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

22nd February 2012

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

 

3%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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7,149,477

7,149,477

5,711,277

5,711,277

1,341,200

 

2.40%

 

0.56%

 


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

Contract for Difference

n/a

n/a

n/a

0

 

Nominal

Delta

0.00%

 

1


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,052,477

2.96%

 



 

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

 

Kames Capital:-

 

Kames Capital plc
Kames Capital Management Ltd
Kames Capital ICVC
Kames Capital VCIC


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Kames Capital

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

Matthew Armitage

15. Contact telephone number:

+44(0)788 963 1234



 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

Kames Capital

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

3 Lochside Avenue,

Edinburgh Park,

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA     

Phone number & email

 

0870 60 90 101

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

Alison Talbot, Company secretary,

0131 549 3205



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Wendy Dunsmore

Contact address

 

3 Lochside Avenue,

Edinburgh Park,

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA     

Phone number & email

 

0131 549 3706

wendy.dunsmore@kamescapital.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


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

 


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