24th Feb 2009 12:47
RNS Number : 7941N
Home Retail Group Plc
24 February 2009
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 24 February 2009, Home Retail Group plc (“the Issuer”) was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares:
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Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Home Retail Group plc
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Reason for notification:
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
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AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
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5.
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Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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23 February 2009
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Date on which issuer notified:
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24 February 2009
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Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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12%
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Notified Details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN code)
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B19NKB7
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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105,640,994
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105,640,994
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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17,954,382
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17,954,382
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87,083,612
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2.05
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9.92
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ conversion period/date
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No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)
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Percentage of voting rights
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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105,037,994
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11.97%
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Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Name of Company/Fund
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Number of Shares
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% of issued share capital
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Alliance Capital Management
Direct
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1,169,800
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0.13332
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AXA
Direct
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1,829,638
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0.20852
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AXA Colonia Konzern
Direct
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57,118
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0.00651
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AXA Colonia Konzern
Indirect
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84,007
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0.00957
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AXA Financial, Inc.
Indirect
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44,237,428
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5.041618329
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AXA Framlington
Indirect
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866,760
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0.10
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AXA France
Indirect
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93,564
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0.010663232
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AXA IM UK
Direct
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7,510,849
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0.855990859
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AXA IM UK
Indirect
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143,752
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0.016383021
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AXA Rosenberg
Direct
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3,114,564
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0.354958316
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AXA Rosenberg
Indirect
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41,658,101
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4.747659506
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AXA Winterthur
Direct
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4,272,413
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0.486915191
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Total Direct
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17,954,382
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2.04621
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Total Indirect
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87,083,612
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9.92468
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TOTAL
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105,037,994
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11.97089
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Proxy Voting:
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10.
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Name of proxy holder:
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11.
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Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12.
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Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13.
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Additional information:
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14.
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Contact name:
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Kyere Tabiri
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Contact telephone number:
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020 7003 1510
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