5th Sep 2012 10:20
Financial Services Authority
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Future plc | ||||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
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):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | FIL Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See schedule attached | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
| 03 September 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 04 September 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| 12% | ||||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights |
Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Ordinary 1p GB0007239980 | 40,493,960 | 39,718,960 | 39,718,960 | 11.93 | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
39,718,960 | 11.93 | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | FIL Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | 775,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | 03 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Mark Millar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 788203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
Future