20th Mar 2007 09:43
Vega Group PLC20 March 2007 VEGA Group PLC 20 March 2007 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): VEGA Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state YES/NO): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (NO) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (NO) Other (please specify): (YES) Confirmation of current position using standard form as required by EUTD Regulations. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Prudential plc group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Registered Holder Holding % Prudential plc 3,255,000 15.98 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 1,953,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,302,000 M&G Group Limited 3,255,000 15.98 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 1,953,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,302,000 M&G Investment Management Limited 3,255,000 15.98 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/CMKK01 1,953,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,302,000 M&G Limited 3,255,000 15.98 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 1,953,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,302,000 M&G Securities Limited 1,953,000 9.59 Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 1,953,000The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 1,302,000 6.39 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,302,000 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (v): 16 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15% 8. Notified details: A. Voting Rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)if possible using the ISIN CODE Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights (viii) GB0009291500 3,255,000 3,255,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number of % of of shares voting rights ix voting rights Direct Direct ( x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect GB0009291500 3,255,000 3,255,000 15.98% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsInstrument (xiii) Period/Date (xiv) rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,255,000 15.98% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv) : Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudentialplc) Proxy Voting: 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: None 14. Contact name: Kenneth Blyth 15. Contact telephone number: 01707 362650 ........................................................... Notes to the Forms i This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filedwith the competent authority. ii Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifyingthe issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. iii This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the natural personor legal entity acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1(b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or(d) the holder of financial instruments entitled to acquire shares alreadyissued 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 natural person or legalentity that acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and thenatural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for considerationthe voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the natural person or legalentity holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights and declares itsintention of exercising them, and natural person or legal entity lodging thecollateral under these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the natural person or legalentity who has a life interest in shares if that person or entity is entitled to exercise the voting rightsattached to the shares and the natural person or legal entity who is disposingof the voting rights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the controlling natural personor legal entity and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, underDTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of theshares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, andthe depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the votingrights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the natural person or legalentity that controls the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he canexercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holderallowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion. iv Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should bethe full name of the shareholder who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entityreferred to in DTR5.2 unless the holdings of the shareholder would be lower than 5% of the total number of votingrights. v The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchangetransaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the 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. For passive crossings, thedate when the corporate event took effect. vi Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In casethe situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 5%, please state 'below 5%'. 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 5%. 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 rights attached 'directholding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rights number and percentage intothe direct and indirect columns-if there is no combined holdings, please leavethe relevant box blank. x Voting rights to shares held by notifying party (DTR 5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party independently of any holding ofshares (DTR 5.2.1) xii 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 new holding is below 5%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date whenthe right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- forexample once every three months starting form the (date) xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakingsthrough which the voting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount of votingrights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking, insofar asindividually the controlled undertaking holds 5% or more, and insofar as thenotification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notificationobligations 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 the shareholderor the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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