6th Sep 2012 10:00
Meggitt PLC ("the Company")
The Capital Group Companies, Inc - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Meggitt 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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer reportrelevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding. |
YES | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See Schedule A | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached: |
3 September 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which the issuer notified: |
5 September 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Above 9% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||
Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Tri!:merin!l 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 |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | |||
Ordinary (GB0005758098) |
74,786,825 |
74,786,825 |
74,972,665 |
74,972,665 |
9.561% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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| N/A |
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
74,972,665 | 9.561% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held,if applicable:
Chain of controlled undertakings as of 3 September 2012
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
Total shares 74,972,665 (9.561%)
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Researchand Management Company
EuroPacific GrowthFund
Total shares 74,972,665 (9.561%)
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
MARINA THOMAS +44 (0)1202 597588
Deputy Company Secretary
Meggitt PLC
6 September 2012
Related Shares:
MGGT.L