26th Feb 2007 10:40
Kingfisher PLC26 February 2007 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlyingissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached(ii): KINGFISHER PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) N/A SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):___________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group plc (L&G)notification obligation(iii): 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurancefrom 3.)(iv): (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which N/Athe threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent)(v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 3% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares previous to the (vii) Triggeringif possible transaction (vi)using the Number Number Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsISIN CODE of of shares rights ix Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect viii xi ORD GBP 38,797,281 3.00% 83,732,616 83,732,616 3.58% 0.157142857 (under S-198 on 23 May 2002) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period/ rights that may be rightsinstrument Date xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 83,732,616 3.58% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (83,732,616-3.58% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(71,286,461-3.04% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(71,286,461-3.04% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,338,054,570 First notification under DTR Sourcebook 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7528 6742 Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal Kingfisher plcentities) Contact address (registered office for 3 Sheldon Square, Paddington, Londonlegal entities) , W2 6PX Phone number 020 7372 8008 Other useful information (at least legal Julie Wilson,representative for legal persons) Assistant Company Secretary B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii Full name Contact address Phone number Other useful information (e.g. functionalrelationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notificationobligation) C: Additional information Notes-------------------------- (i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filedwith the competent authority. (ii) Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifyingthe issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. (iii) This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the personacquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for inDTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to inDTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instrumentsentitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached,as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), thefollowing list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires thevoting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and thenatural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for considerationthe voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding thecollateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights anddeclares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateralunder these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a lifeinterest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting rightsattached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting rights whenthe life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and,provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, underDTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, thecontrolled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of theshares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares depositedwith him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposittaker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls thevoting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he canexercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has givenhis proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rightsat his discretion. (iv) Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This shouldbe the full name of the shareholder or holder of financial instruments who isthe counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2. (v) The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an onexchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in thecase of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which theacquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (seeDTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event tookeffect.(DEL: :DEL) These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to acondition beyond the control of the parties. (vi) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, Incase the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, pleasestate 'below 3%'. vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying partyshould not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the newholding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure ofindividual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individuallycrosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii Direct and indirect ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'directholding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rightsnumber and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is nocombined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is adirect shareholder (DTR 5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying partyshould not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the newholding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date whenthe right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- forexample once every three months starting from the (date) xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakingsthrough which the voting rights are held. The notification should also includethe amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlledundertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% ormore, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended tocover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholderor the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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