13th Oct 2010 12:13
RNS Announcement
Wednesday 13 October 2010
For Immediate Release
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached |
Carphone Warehouse Group plc |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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Newton Investment Management Ltd. |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached |
11/10/2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified |
12/10/2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Decrease from 5.00% to 4.80% |
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares
If possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
% of Voting Rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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[GB00B4Y7R145] |
22,862,551 |
5.00% |
N/A
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N/A |
21,959,404
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N/A |
4.80%
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B. Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of Financial Instrument |
Expiration Date |
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date |
Number of Voting Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of Voting Rights |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta
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N/A |
N/A |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of Voting Rights |
% of Voting Rights |
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21,959,404 |
4.80% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable |
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Newton Investment Management Ltd hold these shares as a discretionary investment manager.
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
Further information:
Kate Ferry (020) 8753 8391
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243
Related Shares:
DC..L