7 Mar 2011 14:42
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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FIL Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See attached schedule |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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3 March 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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4 March 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | |||
Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00B4YCDF59 | 49,075,883 | 49,075,883 | 45,331,791 | 45,331,791 | 4.95 | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
45,331,791 | 4.95 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
See attached schedule |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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FIL Limited |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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3,744,092 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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3 March 2011 |
13. Additional information:
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None |
14. Contact name:
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Robert Crayston |
15. Contact telephone number:
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fil-reporting@fil.com 01737 836 241 |
Further information:
David Boyd (Investor Relations) +44 20 3417 1037
Tim Morris (Company Secretary) +44 20 8753 8243
Schedule
Issuer name: | TALKTALK TELECOM GROUP PLC | ||||
Current ownership percentage: | 4.95% | ||||
Total shares held: | 45,331,791 | ||||
Issued share capital: | 914,108,245 | ||||
SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY | |||
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent | 1,031,600 | BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS | FPM | ||
holding company for various direct and indirect | 281,700 | BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN | FIL | ||
subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management | 5,035,183 | BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX | FIL | ||
Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd | 517,400 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FIJ | ||
(FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL | 193,300 | CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S | FPM | ||
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), | 2,992,114 | JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH | FII | ||
FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) | 2,460,900 | JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH | FIL | ||
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management | 26,018,731 | JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH | FISL | ||
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL | 147,300 | NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK | FIL | ||
Investments International (FII), investment managers | 1,119,700 | NORTHERN TRUST LONDON | FIL | ||
for various non-US investment companies and | 1,479,400 | NORTHERN TRUST LONDON | FPM | ||
institutional clients. | 444,400 | STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S | FIL | ||
926,000 | STATE STREET HONG KONG | FIA(K)L | |||
3,086 | BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) | FIL | |||
206,277 | JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) | FIL | |||
1,713,400 | MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C) | FIJ | |||
141,100 | STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C | FIL | |||
334,900 | CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S) | FIL | |||
285,300 | MELLON BANK NA (S) | FIL | |||