4th Mar 2008 16:19
Britvic plc04 March 2008 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing BRITVIC plcshares to which voting rights are attached(ii): 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation AXA SA, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris(iii): and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 03/03/2008crossed or reached if different)(v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/03/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)shares the Triggering transaction (vi) if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting shares ixCODE Rights viii Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect Ord 30,227,533 30,227,533 5,140,314 5,140,314 25,195,406 2.38% 11.66% B0N8QD5 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. - - - - - Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 30,335,720 14.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable xv: Name of Company/Fund No. of Shares % of issued capital Direct/Indirect AXA Sun Life plc (formerly Axa Equity & Law 381,570 0.17662 DirectLife Assurance Society plc) AXA Rosenberg 568,000 0.26292 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 95,384 0.04415 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 238,461 0.11038 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 238,462 0.11038 Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund 200,000 0.09258 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund 125,000 0.05786 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund 50,000 0.02314 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund 275,000 0.12729 Indirect PPP Healthcare Group plc 34,300 0.01588 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 50,000 0.02314 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c 238,462 0.11038 Direct Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 226,430 0.10481 Direct AXA Rosenberg 432,000 0.19997 Direct AXA Insurance UK 151,285 0.07003 Direct AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 100,000 0.04629 Indirect AXA Financial, Inc 18,837,008 8.71931 Indirect Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd. 500,000 0.23144 Direct AXA Rosenberg 5,460,698 2.52766 Indirect AXA Financial, Inc 147,700 0.06837 Indirect Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 40,000 0.01852 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha 210,200 0.09730 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share 37,676 0.01744 DirectTracker Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 276,103 0.12780 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha 1,014,200 0.46945 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share 190,635 0.08824 DirectTracker AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 144,422 0.06685 Direct AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 72,724 0.03366 Direct Total Direct 5,140,314 2.37936 Total Indirect 25,195,406 11.66250TOTAL 30,335,720 14.04186 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: -14. Contact name: John Price, Company Secretary, Britvic plc15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1245 261871 Notes -------------------------- (i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer andto be filed with the competent authority. (ii) Either the full name of the legal entity or another methodfor identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable andaccurate. (iii) This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) theperson acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases providedfor in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to inDTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instrumentsentitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached,as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), thefollowing list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person thatacquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreementand the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily forconsideration the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the personholding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rightsand declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateralunder these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who hasa life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the votingrights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the votingrights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parentundertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual levelunder DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of thosesituations, the controlled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit takerof the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the sharesdeposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowingthe deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person thatcontrols the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder,if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder whohas given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise thevoting rights at his discretion. (iv) Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h).This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financialinstruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entityreferred to in DTR5.2. (v) The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case ofan on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; inthe case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which theacquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (seeDTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event tookeffect. These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to acondition beyond the control of the parties. (vi) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previousnotification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction wasbelow 3%, please state 'below 3%'. vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying partyshould not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the newholding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure ofindividual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individuallycrosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii Direct and indirect ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rightsattached 'direct holding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please splitthe voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-ifthere is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which thenotifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR 5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirectshareholder (DTR 5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e.the date when the right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-pleasespecify the period- for example once every three months starting from the (date) xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlledundertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification shouldalso include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by eachcontrolled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking isintended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of theshareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 andDTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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