8th Jul 2014 16:22
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:
Schroders plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
04 July 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
08 July 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
16% - 15%
8. Notified details:
Class/type of shares
ISIN: GB00B126KH97
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Ordinary shares of 0.01p each - 207,976,263
Number of voting rights: 207,965,463
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares Direct: 195,840,122 ordinary shares of 0.01p each
Number of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect: 195,840,122
Percentage of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect 15.972%
B: 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 |
Call Option GBP0.78784 Call Option GBP0.80483 Call Option GBP0.84584 Call Option GBP0.86746 Call Option GBP0.88102 Call Option GBP0.91044 Call Option GBP0.90566 | 18/09/2014 11/09/2014 27/08/2014 13/08/2014 29/07/2014 17/07/2014 08/07/2014 | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A | -716,870 -758,837 -441,479 -743,983 -991,897 -921,242 -932,570 | -0.058% -0.062% -0.036% -0.061% -0.081% -0.075% -0.076% |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument | Exercise Price | Expiration date | Exercise / Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
Total A +B+C
Number of voting rights 195,840,122
Percentage of voting rights 15.972%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable.
Schroder Investment Management Limited: 190,575,945 15.543%
Cazenove Capital Management Limited: 3,650,466 0.298%
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 201,551 0.016%
Schroder & Co Limited: 1,412,160 0.115%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a
11. Number of voting rights 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:
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:
Paul Eardley
Company Secretary
Telephone 020 3549 6000
Related Shares:
DebenhamsSchroders