21st Apr 2010 14:21
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 20 April 2010 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
3i Group plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Schroders plc
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:
19/04/2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20/04/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5%
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00B1YW4409 |
50,459,482 |
48,466,134 |
50,546,515 |
N/A |
48,553,167 |
N/A |
5.004% |
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B: Qualifying 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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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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48,553,167 |
5.004% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Schroder Investment Management Limited 47,932,001 4.94%
Schroder & Co Limited 604,918 0.062%
Schroders (CI) Limited 16,248 0.002%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
Issuer contact details:
Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat
Telephone: 020 7975 3530
Related Shares:
3i GroupSchroders