10th Nov 2006 12:49
ITV PLC10 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company ITV plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Both FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and FidelityInternational Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (non-beneficial holders). (A) FMR Corp.82 Devonshire StreetBoston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment managerof various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of RegisteredShareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)P.O. Box HM 670Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d82 Devonshire StreetBoston, MA 02109 A principle shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unittrust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuantto Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notificationsof interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarityand efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. andits direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group orin concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required tosubmit these notifications on a joint basis. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namelywhere a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a rightconferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of suchrights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Michelle EdwardsAssociative Director - Compliance Duly authorised under Powers of Attorney dated 25 August 2004 by Eric D. Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Schedule A Shares Held Management Nominee/ Company Registered Name 423,480 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 18,422,196 FPM Northern Trust London 15,858,753 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 7,861,561 FPM State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S 5,288,773 FPM Mellon Bank 3,124,501 FPM HSBC Bank Plc 2,870,904 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 1,608,764 FPM Bankers Trust London 755,423 FPM Midland Securities Services 646,363 FPM Chase Manhttn Bk Ag FrnkFrt (S 343,100 FPM JPMorgan Chase Bank 69,000 FPM Dexia Privatbank 2,925,627 FMTC State Street Bank and Tr Co 1,832,400 FMTC Bank of New York 1,241,100 FMTC JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,118,800 FMTC Northern Trust Co 192,700 FMTC Mellon Bank N.A. 29,969,897 FMRCO JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,223,000 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 639,600 FMRCO Northern Trust London 397,000 FMRCO State Street Bank and Tr Co 277,200 FMRCO Mellon Bank N.A. 169,400 FMRCO Northern Trust Co 131,515,165 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 116,562,710 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 53,911,508 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,487,800 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,385,480 FIL Northern Trust London 849,600 FIL HSBC Bank Plc 530,051 FIL BNP Paribas, Paris (C) 315,100 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 260,100 FIL State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S 183,300 FIL BNP Paribas, Paris 198,580 FIJ Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 15,145,980 FII JP Morgan, Bournemouth 4,582,100 FII Bank of New York Europe Ldn 16,844,887 FIGEST BNP Paribas, Paris 441,320 FIGEST CDC Finance 2,462,800 FICL State Street Bank and Tr Co 141,600 FIA(K)L State Street Hong Kong 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired n/a 6. Percentage of issued class n/a 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed n/a 8. Percentage of issued class n/a 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 10. Date of transaction - 11. Date company informed 10 November 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 447,077,623 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.50% 14. Any additional information n/a 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Helen Tautz 0207 126 5588 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification H Tautz Date of notification 10 November 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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