3 Nov 2009 16:50
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
| Close Brothers Group plc | ||
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
| Yes | ||
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 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 notification obligation: | Artemis Investment Management Limited
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Artemis Income Artemis Special Situations Artemis Capital Fund MT Income Fund City of London Cash A/c City of London Pension A/c BHS Senior Management Scheme BHS Pension Scheme P&O Pension Scheme Institutional Equity Income Fund Institutional Special Situations Hampstead Heath (COL) Charities Pool (COL) Pearson Prudential Staff Pension Scheme Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme L&G Barclays Income 1 L&G Barclays Income 2 BBC PENSION TRUST SAUL Barclays UK Alpha L&G(Barclays) MM Alpha Fund L&G(Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha Fund Witan Investment Trust | ||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
| 02 November 2009 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 03 November 2009 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 5% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
GB0007668071 | 7,178,635 | 7,178,635 | 7,374,133 | 7,374,133 | 5.11% |
B: 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 | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
7,374,133 | 5.11% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 144,432,018.
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14 Contact name: | John Hudspith Close Brothers Group plc
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15. Contact telephone name:
| 020 7655 3100 |