6 Sep 2011 15:48
RNS Announcement
6 September 2011
For Immediate Release
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC ("Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | √ | |||
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): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC Employee Share Ownership Trust | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 6 September 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 6 September 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Above 3% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
Ordinary shares
ISIN: GB00B4YCDF59
| 20,439,192 | 20,439,192 |
45,139,192
| 45,139,192 | 0 | 4.9% | 0 | ||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights instrument refers to | % of votingrights | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta |
N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
45,139,192 | 4.9% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
N/A
| |
Proxy Voting: N/A | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A |
Further information:
Tim Morris (020) 8753 8243