12th Dec 2005 11:12
Wolfson Microelectronics PLC12 December 2005 WOLFSON PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF S.198 NOTIFICATION Wolfson Microelectronics plc (the "Company")12 December 2005 Section 198 Notification The Company was notified on 9 December 2005 by Fidelity Investments on behalfof FMR Corp. ("FMR"') and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (which includesFidelity Management & Research Company ("FMRCO") and Fidelity Management TrustCompany ("FMTC")) and on behalf of Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") andits direct and indirect subsidiaries (which includes Fidelity InvestmentServices Ltd ("FISL") and Fidelity Pension Management ("FPM")), pursuant toSection 198 Companies Act 1985 that its interest in the Company is 13,364,397ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares"), representing 11.98% of the issuedshare capital of the Company. In addition, this notifiable interest alsocomprises that of Edward C Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of FMR and FIL.The holding is registered as follows: Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares HeldN/A N/A 5,800Bank of New York Brussels FIL 78,400Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux FIL 500,400National Astl Bk Melbourne FIL 37,000JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 4,879,127Brown Bros Harrimn & Co FMRCO 2,000,000Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCO 685,250State Street Bank and Tr Co FMRCO 150,000Bank of New York Brussels FPM 649,500Bank of New York Europe Ldn FPM 73,200Bankers Trust London FPM 155,400Citibank London FPM 71,400Clydesdale Bank plc FPM 51,900HSBC Bank plc FPM 150,100JP Morgan, Bournemouth FPM 771,800Mellon Bank FPM 382,600Midland Securities Services FPM 70,100Northern Trust London FPM 1,603,431State Str Bk and Tr Co Ldn FPM 1,048,989Total Ordinary Shares 13,364,397 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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