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Holding(s) in Company

2nd Jan 2015 10:00

RNS Number : 1475B
Unilever PLC
02 January 2015
 



The trustees of the Leverhulme Trust and the trustees of the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust comprise the same individuals (together the "Trustees") and in such capacity have held Ordinary shares of 3 1/9p in Unilever PLC ("Ordinary Shares"). The Trustees have held 68,531,182 Ordinary Shares on behalf of the Leverhulme Trust and 2,035,582 Ordinary Shares on behalf of the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust. Together the Trustees have therefore held 70,566,764 Ordinary Shares amounting to 5.5% of the voting rights in Unilever PLC.

 

Unilever PLC was informed today that (1) the 'Leverhulme Trust' had changed its legal status and become a charitable incorporated organisation named 'The Leverhulme Trust' and (2) the 'Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust' had changed its legal status and become a charitable incorporated organisation named 'The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust'.

 

As a consequence of these changes, we have received notification today that (1) the balance of shares held by the Trustees has reduced to zero and (2) the balance of shares held by the charitable incorporated organisation named 'The Leverhulme Trust' is 68,531,182 shares and (3) the balance of shares held by the charitable incorporated organisation named 'The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust' is 2,035,582 shares.

 

The required TR-1 Notifications from both the Trustees and the charitable incorporated organisation named The Leverhulme Trust are provided below.

 

 

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

UNILEVER PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):

Transfer of shares to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation under a Transfer Agreement agreed by the Charity Commission

Ö

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The trustees of 'The Leverhulme Trust' and

'The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust'

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Niall William Arthur FitzGeraldPatrick Jean-Pierre CescauPaulus Geradus Josephus Maria PolmanSir James Iain Anderson

 

in their capacity as trustees of 'The Leverhulme Trust' and 'The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust'

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

31 December 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 December 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Below 3%.

 

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

Ordinary Shares of 3 1/9 pence

70,566,764

70,566,764

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

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

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

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Paul Read

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7042 9881

 

 

Unilever contact: Tonia Lovell, Group Secretary - 020 7822 5252

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

UNILEVER PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):

Transfer of shares to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation under a Transfer Agreement agreed by the Charity Commission

Ö

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

The Leverhulme Trust

(a charitable incorporated organisation)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

31 December 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 December 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

Ordinary Shares of 3 1/9 pence

 

 

0 (zero)

 

 

0 (zero)

 

 

68,531,182

68,531,182

0 (zero)

Above 5%

0 (zero)

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

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

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

68,531,182

Above 5%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Paul Read

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7042 9881

 

 

Unilever contact: Tonia Lovell, Group Secretary - 020 7822 5252

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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