20th Mar 2007 11:28
Majestic Wine PLC20 March 2007 Majestic Wine PLC ("the Company") Notifiable Interest A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by theCompany. TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Majestic Wine PLC 2. Reason for the notification Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the 224,647 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPMparent holding company for various directand indirect subsidiaries, including 72,419 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPMFidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML),Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), 1,151,771 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISLFidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited 1,295,124 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL(FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity 3,395 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD FILPension Management (FPM), Fidelity LUXInvestments Japan (FIJ) and FidelityInvestments International (FII), Investment 1,653,000 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE FIImanagers for various non-US Investment LDNcompanies and institutional clients. 282,211 BANK OF NEW YORK FPM BRUSSELS 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): Revised due to DTR rules 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7if possible usingISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B021F836 4,682,567 4,682,567 4,682,567 7.31% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Conversion Period/ rights that may be Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,682,567 7.31% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANYFidelity International Limited (FIL) is the 224,647 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPMparent holding company for various directand indirect subsidiaries, including 72,419 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPMFidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML),Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), 1,151,771 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISLFidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited 1,295,124 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL(FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity 3,395 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD FILPension Management (FPM), Fidelity LUXInvestments Japan (FIJ) and FidelityInvestments International (FII), Investment 1,653,000 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE FIImanagers for various non-US Investment LDNcompanies and institutional clients. 282,211 BANK OF NEW YORK FPM BRUSSELS 10. Name of the Proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU TransparencyDirective, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and FidelityInternational Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMRand FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FMR Corp.Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 14 March 2007. 14. Contact name: N/A 15. Contact telephone number: N/A A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by theCompany. TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Majestic Wine PLC 2. Reason for the notification Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FMR Corp 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANYFMR Corp is the parent holding company of 125,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TR FMTCFidelity Management & Research Company CO(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutualfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts 50,016 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN FMRCOas a trustee or investment manager of AND COvarious pension and trust accounts. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): Revised due to DTR rules 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7if possible usingISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B021F836 175,016 175,016 175,016 0.27% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Conversion Period/ rights that may be Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 175,016 0.27% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANYFMR Corp is the parent holding company of 125,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TR FMTCFidelity Management & Research Company CO(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutualfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts 50,016 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN FMRCOas a trustee or investment manager of AND COvarious pension and trust accounts. 10. Name of the Proxy holder: FMR Corp 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU TransparencyDirective, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and FidelityInternational Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMRand FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FIL. Pleasenote these holdings are correct as of close of business 14 March 2007. 14. Contact name: N/A 15. Contact telephone number: N/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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