9th May 2014 14:28
HALMA plc
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares. Halma received the notice below on 8 May 2014 in respect of Massachusetts Financial Services Company.
Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma plc Tel +44 (0)1494 721111
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Halma 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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 6 May 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 7 May 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 10% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary (GB0004052071) | 37,764,891 | 37,764,891 | 37,841,275 | 10.018% | |||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/conversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers 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 | Percentage of voting rights |
37,841,275 | 10.018% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Entity
| Voting Rights | % of Voting Rights |
MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.A. MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd Massachusetts Financial Services Company MFS Heritage Trust Company MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. MFS International (U.K.) Ltd. MFS Investment Management K.K. | 37,227 329,330 28,266,855 486,086 1,538,609 7,135,411 47,757 | 0.0099% 0.0872% 7.4832% 0.1287% 0.4073% 1.8890% 0.0126% |
Total | 37,841,275 | 10.018% |
Proxy Voting:
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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:
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14. Contact name:
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15. Contact telephone number:
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Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares
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A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
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Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co. |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 111 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 USA |
Phone number & email
| 617-954-5814 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Robert Flaherty |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name
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Contact address | |
Phone number
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
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