19th Sep 2013 10:40
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 19 September 2013 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:
BlackRock, Inc
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:
16 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone above 11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
GB00B1YW4409 | 99,340,288 | 99,340,288 | N/A | N/A | 99,908,802 | N/A | 10.28% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
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 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
| |
CFD | 7,328,811 | Nominal | Delta | |||
0.75% | 0.75% | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
107,237,613 | 11.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 107,237,613 (11.04%)
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:
Issuer contact details:
Justine Bonner, Group Secretariat
Telephone: 020 7975 3214
Related Shares:
3i Group