Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Media Corporation PLC

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii						Media Corporation plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights							Â	Â
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached								Â
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments								X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights								Â
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:notification obligation:iii			Â	Barclays PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv				Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orwhich the threshold is crossed or reached:reached:v				04-Nov-09
6. Date on which issuer notified:				05-Nov-09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:reached:vi, vii				5% to 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of sharesshares if possible usingif possible using the ISIN CODEthe ISIN CODE

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Situation previous to the triggeringto the triggering transactiontransaction

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number ofof SharesShares

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Number ofof VotingVoting RightsRights

Number of sharesof shares

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Number of voting rightsrights

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% of voting rightsx

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Directxi

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Indirectxii

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15,616,068

15,616,068

15,916,068

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6.00

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrumentinstrument

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Expiration datedatexiii

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Exercise/ Conversion PeriodConversion Periodxiv

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

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% of voting rightsrights

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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrumentinstrument

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Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

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Exercise/ Conversion periodConversion periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

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% of voting rightsxix, xx

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Total (A+B+C)

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Percentage of voting rights

15,916,068

6.00

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
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Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:			Â	Â
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:to hold:				Â
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:voting rights:				Â
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13. Additional information:13. Additional information:	Â	Â
14. Contact name:		Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7116 2913