12th Nov 2015 16:55
PREMIER FARNELL PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyPREMIER FARNELL PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, November 12
| 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 | Premier Farnell Plc | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
| 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): | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Prudential plc group of companies | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Prudential plcM&G Group LimitedM&G LimitedM&G Investment Management LimitedThe Prudential Assurance Company Limited | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10 November 2015 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12 November 2015 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | See item 13 | |||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif 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 | |||||||||||||
| GB0003318416 | 31,181,375 | 31,181,375 | 31,126,375 | 31,126,375 | 0 | 8.37% | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 31,126,375 | 8.37% | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Prudential plc (parent Company) – 31,126,375 (8.37%)M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 31,126,375 (8.37%)M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) – 31,126,375 (8.37%)M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) – 31,126,375 (8.37%)The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 18,549,632 (4.99%) | ||
| 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: | As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have moved from 5% to 4% triggering this notification. | |
| 14. Contact name: | Ravi Patel / Owen SmithM&G Investment Management Limited | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7004 4177 / 020 7004 4517 | |
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