11th Feb 2008 12:04
Whatman PLC11 February 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WHATMAN PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST SCHRODERS PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 BENEFICIAL 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0%SCHRODERS PLC SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LTD 0% 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. - 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 12,639,474 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9.5% 9) Class of security ORDINARY 1P 10) Date of transaction 16 JANUARY 2008 11) Date listed company informed 08 FEBRUARY 2008 12) Total holding following this notification 0 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)0 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries JOHN SIMMONDS, COMPANY SECRETARY01622 676670 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification JOHN SIMMONDS, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification ..... 11 FEBRUARY 2008 ......... This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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