31st May 2013 08:00
Meggitt PLC ("the Company")
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Meggitt PLC
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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 | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See Schedule A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 29 May 2013 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 May 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 12% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
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 x | |||||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary (GB0005758098) | 93,747,533 | 93,747,533 | 94,593,629 | 12.0231% | |||||||||||
ADR (US58517R1041) | 17,300 | 34,600 | 34,600
| 0.0044% | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
N/A | |||||||||||||||
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
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N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
94,628,229
| 12.0275%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
See Schedule A | |||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: | |||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: | |||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | |||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: |
Vivien Tan
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15. Contact telephone number: |
(213) 615-0469
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SCHEDULE A
As of 29 May 2013
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
94,628,229 12.028%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,030,144 0.766%
Capital International Limited 7,700 0.001%
Capital International SÁrl 24,700 0.003%
Capital Research and Management Company 88,565,685 11.257%
·; EuroPacific Growth Fund
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
MARINA THOMAS +44 (0)1202 597588
Group Company Secretary
Meggitt PLC
31 May 2013
Related Shares:
MGGT.L