14th Jan 2011 15:58
RNS Announcement
Friday 14 January 2011
For Immediate Release
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
For filings with the FSA include the annex | |||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Carphone Warehouse Group plc | ||||
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 | Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Chase Nominees Ltd | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 13 January 2011 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 January 2011 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 3% | ||||
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 | |||||||
Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||
Ordinary shares
ISIN: GB00B4Y7R145 | 18,959,451 | 18,959,451 | 11,035,211 | 11,035,211 | 0 | 2.4144% | 0 | ||||
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 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
| |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | Nominal | Delta |
N/A | N/A | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
11,035,211 | 2.4144% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
N/A | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: | N/A |
Further information:
Kate Ferry (020) 8753 8391
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
Related Shares:
DC..L