5th Mar 2009 17:46
AMEC plc
5 March 2009
In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR) 5, we have received a notification from Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited dated 26 February 2009 stating that, as at 25 February 2009, they held a notifiable interest of 13,009,905 shares in AMEC plc, which represents 3.91% of the voting rights in the Company.
This notification states that the threshold that has been crossed or reached is that the aggregate direct holdings had fallen below 4%.
Subsequent to this notification, we have, today, received a further notification stating that, as at 4 March 2009, they held a notifiable interest of 13,556,798 shares in AMEC plc, which represents 4.08% of the voting rights in the Company.
This notification states that the threshold that has been crossed or reached is that the aggregate direct holdings are now above 4%.
The interests in both cases are entirely direct holdings.
The reasons for both of the notifications are stated as: "An acquisition or disposal of voting rights".
The full names of the Shareholders in both notifications are stated as:
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International.
Further information provided relating to the chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are effectively held is stated in both notifications as follows:
"Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are a division of Credit Suisse ('CSIBD'), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ('CSG'). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divisions of CSG."
C L Fidler
Assistant Company Secretary
Related Shares:
AMFW.L