Last checked at 28 Nov 2014 17:58
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: |
Smiths Group PLC | ||
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||
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 notification obligation: |
Dodge & Cox | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | November 26, 2014 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | November 28, 2014 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% | ||
8. Notified Details | ||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||
GB00B1WY2338 | 19,255,900 | 20,345,010 | 5.15% | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise Price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||
20,345,010 | 5.15% | |||||||||||
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:
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13. Additional information: | |
14 Contact name: | Megan O'Keeffe |
15. Contact telephone name: | (415) 274-9460 |