8th Feb 2016 15:03
PREMIER FARNELL PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyPREMIER FARNELL PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, February 8
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| 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 | Premier Farnell Plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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 the notification obligation: iii | Prudential plc group of companies | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Prudential plc M&G Group Limited M&G Limited M&G Investment Management Limited The Prudential Assurance Company Limited | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 05 February 2016 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 08 February 2016 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | See item 13 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| ORD GBP0.05 GB0003318416 | 30,635,566 | 30,635,566 | 31,235,566 | 0 | 31,235,566 | 0 | 8.40% | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| ORD GBP0.05 GB0003318416 (Right of Recall) | 283,728 | 0.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||
| 31,519,294 | 8.48% | |||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Prudential plc (parent Company) – 31,519,294 (8.48%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 31,519,294 (8.48%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) – 31,519,294 (8.48%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) – 31,519,294 (8.48%) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 19,013,802 (5.11%) | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
| 13. Additional information: | As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have moved from 4% to a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification. | |
| 14. Contact name: | Ravi Patel / Owen Smith / James Todd M&G Investment Management Limited | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7004 4177 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 | |
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