28th Feb 2012 17:06
RNS Announcement
Tuesday 28 February 2012
For Immediate Release
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Carphone Warehouse Group Plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | |||
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 thenotification obligation: iii | FMR LLC | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See attached schedule | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 27 February 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 February 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00B4Y7R145 | 24,228,140 | 24,228,140 | 19,636,949 | 19,636,949 | 4.15% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
19,636,949 | 4.15% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
See attached schedule | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | FMR LLC |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | 4,591,191 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | 27 February 2012 |
Further information:
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
Supporting Schedule
Issuer Name: | Carphone Warehouse Group plc |
Current ownership percentage | 4.15% |
Total shares held: | 19,636,949 |
Issued share capital: | 472,754,543 |
| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY | |||
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC). | 466,321 | BANK OF NEW YORK | FMRCO |
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53,150 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMRCO |
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16,660,912 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMRCO |
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1,880,786 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | FMR |
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80,131 | MELLON BANK N.A. | FMTC |
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39,120 | NORTHERN TRUST CO | FMTC |
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53,919 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMR |
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54,489 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMRCO |
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362,462 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMTC |
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-14,341 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO | PTC |
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466,321 | BANK OF NEW YORK | FMRCO |
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53,150 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMRCO |
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16,660,912 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMRCO |
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