12th Jun 2007 08:45
Shaftesbury PLC12 June 2007 Shaftesbury PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Shaftesbury PLC announces that on 11 June 2007, it received the Notification ofMajor Interests in Shares set out below. Penny Thomas Company Secretary Shaftesbury PLC 020 7333 8118 12 June 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Shaftesbury Plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Schroders plcobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 08/06/07threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11/06/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggeringIf possible use ISIN transactioncode Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary GB0007990962 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,000,500 N/A 5.212% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 7,000,500 5.212% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:Schroder Investment Management Limited 5,865,500 4.37% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 1,135,000 0.85% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 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: Andrea Rowe15. Contact telephone name: 020 7658 2521 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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