Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3941Y
Smiths Group PLC
28 November 2014
 

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:

 

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

 

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

 

Other (please specify):

 

 

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

 

Dodge & Cox

 

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


 

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

November 26, 2014

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

November 28, 2014

 

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

5%



 

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

GB00B1WY2338


19,255,900



20,345,010


5.15%










B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta









Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,345,010

5.15%

  

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of proxy holder:

 

 

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:

Megan O'Keeffe

15. Contact telephone name:

(415) 274-9460

 

 


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