10th Feb 2006 14:53
Wolverhampton& Dudley Breweries PLC10 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY THE WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY BREWERIES, PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST PRUDENTIAL PLC AND THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD 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 AS 2 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 830,109 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1.07% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) - 9) Class of security ORDINARY 29.5P SHARES 10) Date of transaction N/K 11) Date listed company informed 9.2.06 12) Total holding following this notification 4,741,403 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) 6.12% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARK CLELAND 01902 329 543 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification ANNE-MARIE BRENNAN COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 10 FEBRUARY 2006 Notifiable Position Report for WOLVERH'TON & DUDLEY ORD GBP0.0295 as at 07 February 2006 Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 77,257,601 ORD GBP0.295 shares Registered Holder Holding % Prudential plc 4,741,403 6.13 Total Notifiable Interest JP MORGAN NOMINEES 68,400 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,649,476 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 23,527 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 4,673,003 6.04 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 4,649,476 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 23,527 End of Report This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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