21st Nov 2012 12:01
TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares | ||||
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 | X | |||
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 | BlackRock, Inc. | |||
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 | 16th November 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20th November 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Holding has gone above 14% | |||
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 | |||||||||||||
GB00B4Y7R145 | 56,163,021 | 56,163,021 | N/A | N/A | 58,478,813 | N/A | 12.37% | ||||||||||
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
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CFD | 9,940,759 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
2.10% | 2.10% | ||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
68,419,572 | 14.47% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 68,419,572 (14.47%) | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | NA |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | NA |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | NA |
13. Additional information: | NA |
14. Contact name: | Tim Morris |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0208 753 8243 |
Related Shares:
DC..L