14th Nov 2011 16:07
RNS Announcement
Monday, 14 November 2011
For Immediate Release
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Carphone Warehouse Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||
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 | FMR LLC | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See attached schedule | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10th November 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14th November 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 10% | |||
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 | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00B4Y7R145 | 46,579,672 | 46,579,672 | 45,255,501 | 45,255,501 | 9.90 | |||||||||||
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
45,255,501 | 9.90 | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
See attached schedule | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | FMR LLC |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | 1,324,171 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | 10 November 2011 |
Further information:
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
Supporting Schedule
Issuer Name: | Carphone Warehouse Group plc |
Current ownership percentage | 9.90% |
Total shares held: | 45,255,501 |
Issued share capital: | 457,054,122 |
| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY | |||
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) and Pyramis Trust Company (PTC). | 415,021 | BANK OF NEW YORK | FMRCO |
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3,121,150 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMRCO |
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120,450 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | PTC |
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41,650 | CIBC MELLON TRUST | FCL |
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1,419,949 | CITIBANK NA | FMRCO |
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197,156 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMR |
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31,486,084 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMRCO |
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35,950 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMTC |
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1,774,656 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | FMR |
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696,300 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | PTC |
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138,750 | MELLON BANK N.A. | FMRCO |
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162,081 | MELLON BANK N.A. | FMTC |
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405,949 | NORTHERN TRUST CO | FMRCO |
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211,520 | NORTHERN TRUST CO | FMTC |
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319,250 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FICL |
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106,319 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMR |
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2,291,715 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMRCO |
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435,962 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | FMTC |
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732,130 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO | PTC |
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263,200 | CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) | FCL |
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268,400 | ROYAL TRUST-TORONTO | FCL |
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318,600 | MELLON BANK NA (C) | PTC |
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115,400 | NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) | FCL |
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62,300 | ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C) | FCL |
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80,900 | US BANK NA (C) | PTC |
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49,000 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA © | PTC |
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-14,341 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO | PTC |
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