23rd Apr 2012 17:30
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | easyJet Plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
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): Update to Total Voting Rights figure triggered this notification | X | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii |
M&G Investment Funds 3 | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIQ
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 20 April 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 April 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% |
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 | |||||||||||||
GB0001641991 | Below 5% | Below 5% | 21,358,333 | 21,358,333 | 5.40% | ||||||||||||
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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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
21,358,333 | 5.40% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds 3 is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separately disclosed. This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares identified in this notification.
Therefore the 5.40% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 6.24% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it.
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14. Contact name: | James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266 |
Contact Name and telephone number at easyJet plc for enquiries:
Investor:
Rachel Kentleton, Investor Relations +44 (0) 7961 754 468
Media:
Paul Moore, Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 252
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