24th Jan 2007 16:57
TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
GKN plc
2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
Other (please specify)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Schroders plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):
22/01/2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23/01/2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation Previous to Resulting situation after the triggering of shares if the Triggering transaction (vii)
possible Transaction using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting shares voting of rights (ix) rights rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ordinary 35,099,194 35,099,194 N/A N/A 35,381,694 N/A 5.033% GB0030646508 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may be rights instrument / Date (xiv) acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 35,381,694 5.033%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Schroder Investment Management Limited 35,292,376 5.020%
Schroder & Co Limited 72,340 0.010%
Schroder Investment Management Japan Limited 16,978 0.0024%
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:
GKN plc received this notification from Schroder plc and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.
(Schroder plc advised that: The shares referred to in Section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.)
14. Contact name: Chris Winters, Senior Secretarial Assistant, GKN plc
15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533383
GKN PLCRelated Shares:
GKN PLC