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23 May 2011 14:27
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 20 May 2011 3i Infrastructure plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
3i Infrastructure plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Hermes Infrastructure I LP
Hermes GPE LLP
See section 9 for further information
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Hermes Infrastructure I LP
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
19/05/2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20/05/2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
BIRJLF8
JE00B1RJLF86 | 115,384,614 | 115,384,614 | 28,428,093 |
| 28,428,093 |
| 3.48% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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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 |
| |||||
B1RJQ97
JE00B1R7Q972 | 13/03/2012 | 13/09/2007 to 13/03/2012 | 10,000,000 |
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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/ Date | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
28,428,093 | 3.48% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
This notification is being made in respect of Hermes Infrastructure I LP as the direct holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.1.2.
This notification is also being made in respect of Hermes GPE LLP, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1 (e) and has an individual notification obligation under DTR 5.1.5.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
Hermes GPE LLP is appointed as the discretionary investment manager of Hermes Infrastructure I LP pursuant to an investment management agreement. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e).
Issuer contact details:
State Street Secretaries (Jersey) Limited
Company Secretary
Telephone: 01534 711 444