8th Mar 2007 14:34
Debenhams plc08 March 2007 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Debenhams plc 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different)(i): 26 February 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the Triggering Transaction: 43,014,371 ordinary shares of0.01p each, Number of voting rights: 43,014,371. Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 8,596,636 ordinary shares,Number of voting rights: 8,596,636 (direct) & 34,237,735 (indirect), % of votingrights: 1% (direct) 3.99% (indirect). B: Financial Instruments N/A Total A +B 42,834,371 voting rights = 4.99% of voting rights 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable. AXA Sun Life plc (Direct),1,250,000 shares = 0.14552% of issued share capital Sun Life Assurance Society Plc (Direct), 1,750,000 shares = 0.20373% of issuedshare capital AXA General Unit Trust (Indirect), 545,000 shares = 0.06345% of issued sharecapital AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect), 28,608,999 shares = 3.33060% issued share capital AXA Financial, Inc* (Indirect), 5,083,736 shares = 0.59184% issued share capital Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha (Direct), 761,582 shares = 0.08866%issued share capital Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct), 116,545 shares =0.01357% issued share capital Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha (Direct), 3,662,348 shares =0.42636% issued share capital Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE ALL Share Tracker (Direct), 545,299 shares =0.06348% issued share capital AXA Winterthur (Direct), 510,862 shares = 0.05947% issued share capital Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting irghts proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date of which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional Information: AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A., which is in turnindirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A. 14. Contact Name: Guy JohnsonCompany Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7408 3529 -------------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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