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Notification of major interest in shares

7th Oct 2010 16:54

RNS Number : 0643U
Micro Focus International plc
07 October 2010
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Micro Focus International PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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 the notification obligation: iii

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

06 October 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 October 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

See item 13

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B079W581

10,420,755

10,420,755

10,435,462

10,435,462

5.08%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,435,462

5.08%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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:

 

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved above a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification.

 

14. Contact name:

Ryan Dowling / Mark Thomas

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Jane Smithard (Micro Focus International plc)

Contact address

 

The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, RG14 1QN

Phone number & email

 

+44 1635 565492

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Company Secretary

C: Additional information

Micro Focus International plc received this notification from M&G Limited and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.

 

Schedule

 

 

Notifiable Position Report for MICRO FOCUS as at 6 October 2010

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 205,347,220 Total Voting Rights

 

Registered Holder

Holding

Voting Rights

% Voting Rights

Prudential plc

10,435,462

5.08

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

588,181

588,181

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

3,533,586

3,533,586

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

1,800,000

1,800,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01

258,999

258,999

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

154,242

154,242

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

218,028

218,028

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

498,667

498,667

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MXC01

125,000

125,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

1,116,942

1,116,942

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

294,993

294,993

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

147,707

147,707

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

27,128

27,128

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

301,262

301,262

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

650,000

650,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01

675,000

675,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

45,727

45,727

 

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 205,347,220 Total Voting Rights

 

Registered Holder

Holding

Voting Rights

% Voting Rights

M&G Group Limited

10,435,462

5.08

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

588,181

588,181

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

3,533,586

3,533,586

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

1,800,000

1,800,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01

258,999

258,999

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

154,242

154,242

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

218,028

218,028

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

498,667

498,667

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MXC01

125,000

125,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

1,116,942

1,116,942

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

294,993

294,993

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

147,707

147,707

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

27,128

27,128

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

301,262

301,262

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

650,000

650,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01

675,000

675,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

45,727

45,727

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 205,347,220 Total Voting Rights

 

Registered Holder

Holding

Voting Rights

% Voting Rights

M&G Investment Management Limited

10,389,735

5.05

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

588,181

588,181

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

3,533,586

3,533,586

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

1,800,000

1,800,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01

258,999

258,999

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

154,242

154,242

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

218,028

218,028

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

498,667

498,667

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MXC01

125,000

125,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

1,116,942

1,116,942

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

294,993

294,993

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

147,707

147,707

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

27,128

27,128

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

301,262

301,262

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

650,000

650,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01

675,000

675,000

 

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 205,347,220 Total Voting Rights

 

Registered Holder

Holding

Voting Rights

% Voting Rights

M&G Limited

10,435,462

5.08

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

588,181

588,181

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

3,533,586

3,533,586

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01

1,800,000

1,800,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01

258,999

258,999

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

154,242

154,242

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

218,028

218,028

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

498,667

498,667

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MXC01

125,000

125,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01

1,116,942

1,116,942

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CRI01

294,993

294,993

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

147,707

147,707

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

27,128

27,128

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKB01

301,262

301,262

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01

650,000

650,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01

675,000

675,000

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

45,727

45,727

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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