15th Nov 2010 17:29
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
| Dixons Retail 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.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) | |||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | |||||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
| 12 November 2010 | |||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 November 2010 | |||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| Group (Below 10%)
LGIM (Below 10%) | |||||||||||||||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights |
Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights |
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Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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GBP ORD 0.025 | 370,165,471
(As on 22/10/2010) | 360,038,784 | 280,254,277 | 77,884,507 | 7.763% | 2.157% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,900,000
| Nominal | Delta |
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0.052% | 0.052% |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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360,038,784
| 9.97% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 3,610,068,018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Paul Toon (LGIM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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