21st May 2010 15:40
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Debenhams plc
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
20 May 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 May 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
5%
8. Notified details:
Class/type of shares GB00B126KH97
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the Triggering Transaction: 67,650,132 ordinary shares of 0.01p each, Number of voting rights: 67,650,132.
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares: 15,671,822 Number of voting rights: 15,671,822 (direct) 45,131,294 (indirect), %age of voting rights 1.22% (direct) 3.51% (indirect).
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
N/A
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
N/A
Total A +B
No. of voting rights: 60,803,116
% of voting rights: 4.73%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable.
|
Name of the Company / Fund |
|
Number of Shares |
|
% of issued share capital |
|
Alliance Bernstein |
|
2,371,851.00 |
|
0.184321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
|
|
|
|
Alliance Capital Management |
|
6,399,122.00 |
|
0.497287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
|
|
|
|
AXA Financial, Inc |
|
33,230,132.00 |
|
2.582373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indirect |
|
|
|
|
|
AXA IM UK |
|
6,900,849.00 |
|
0.460753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
|
|
|
|
AXA IM UK |
|
1,665,000.00 |
|
0.129390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indirect |
|
|
|
|
|
AXA Rosenberg |
|
10,236,162.00 |
|
0.795470 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indirect |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Direct |
|
15,671,822 |
|
1.21789 |
|
Total Indirect |
|
45,131,294 |
|
3.50723 |
|
TOTAL |
|
60,803,116 |
|
4.72512 |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a
11. Number of voting rghts proxy holder will cease to hold:
n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a
13. Additional Information:
14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:
Paul Eardley
Company Secretary
Telephone: 0207 408 4444
Related Shares:
Debenhams