Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 

easyJet plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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 the notification obligation: 

BlackRock, Inc.

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 

8th  January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11th  January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

Holding has gone below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights 

Direct 

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0001641991

20,801,268

20,801,268

N/A

N/A

19,390,199

N/A

4.55%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,060,235

Nominal

Delta

0.25%

0.25%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,450,434

4.80%

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

 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 20,450,434 (4.80%)

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:

BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team

14. Contact name:

020 7743 5741

15. Contact telephone number:

Stuart Watchorn; [email protected]