Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2929Q

De La Rue PLC

30 July 2010

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

De La Rue plc

 

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

 

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: ( )

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

 

Other (please specify) : ( )

……………..

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Prudential plc group of companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

……………..

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

29 July 2010

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 July 2010

 

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 using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
GB00B3DGH821	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares	Below 5%	Below 5%

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares		Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
GB00B3DGH821	Direct	Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	5,119,818	0	5,119,818	0	5.17%	0

 

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,119,818	5.17%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

……………..

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

 

13. Additional information:

……………..

 

14. Contact name:

Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas

M&G Investment Management Limited

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261 / 020 75483266

 

 

 

E H D Peppiatt

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

01256 605343

30 July 2010

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