25th Mar 2010 15:03
Standard Form TR-1 Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Independent News & Media Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[x] 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Invesco Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
19 March 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified
22 March 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%
8. Notified details:
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A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ord Euro 0.5 IE0004614818 |
175,102,455 |
175,102,455 |
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174,902,555 |
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4.99% |
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
175,102,455 |
175,102,455 |
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174,902,555 |
4.99% |
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B) Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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174,902,555 |
174,902,555 |
4.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable:
Invesco Trimark Limited (Canada) - 29,498,651
Invesco Asset Management GmbH (Germany) - 1,685,636
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 21,070,463
Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 122,208,703
PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 126,404
PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 312,698
10. In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at [place] on [date].
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
Independent News & Media