5th Feb 2007 13:37
Wimpey(George) PLC05 February 2007 George Wimpey Plc George Wimpey Plc announces that it has been informed of the followingnotification of major interests in shares. TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Wimpey (George) 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 theacquisition 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): Barclays PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Barclays Bank PLC Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Ltd 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 25 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 January 2007 (received 2 February 2007) 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% to 5% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB0009713446 24,072,704 24,072,704 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect (x) GB0009713446 24,037,008 24,037,008 5.99 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) n.a. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 24,037,008 5.99 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Bank PLC Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Ltd 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: George Wimpey have further been informed that Barclays Plc have disaggregatedcertain holdings held for the benefit of some of their clients from thisnotification. These disaggregated holdings will be notified in the future in aseparate notification. 14. Contact name: James Jordan 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7963 6351 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays