Last checked at 18 Sep 2008 11:09
Majestic Wine PLC ("the Company")
Notifiable Interest
A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.
TR-1 notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Majestic Wine PLC
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHKL), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan(FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| 3,476 | Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux | FIL |
| 1,209,749 | JP Morgan, Bournemouth | FIL |
| 2,290,196 | JP Morgan, Bournemouth | FISL |
| 406,156 | Northern Trust London | FPM |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
15 September 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 September 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN CODE | Situation previous to Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7 | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| ISIN GB00B021F836 | 6,441,491 | 6,441,491 | 3,909,577 | 3,909,577 | 6.36 | ||
B: Financial Instruments
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
Total (A+B)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 3,909,577 | 6.36 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See (4) above
10. Name of the Proxy holder:
FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
2,531,914 shares
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:
15 September 2008
13. Additional information:
Filing due to account closure in Edinburgh Investment Trust