12th Feb 2013 12:24
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 | ü | |||
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 (9) | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 8 February 2013 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 February 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 11% | |||
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 | |||||||||||||
GB0005758098 | 86,053,907 | 86,053,907 | 86,993,907 | 86,993,907 | 11.0808% | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
86,993,907 | 11.0808% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") Holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
·; Capital Research and Management Company Number of shares: 86,993,907 Percent of outstanding: 11.0808% EuroPacific Growth Fund | ||
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: |
001 (213) 615 0469
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
MARINA THOMAS +44 (0)1202 597588
Group Company Secretary
Meggitt PLC
12 February 2013
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