21 Jun 2012 09:57
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Carpetright 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 | ü | |||
Other: | ||||
3. Full name of person subject to thenotification obligation: | Crescent Holding GmbH | |||
4. Full name of shareholder (if different from 3.): | HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 30 April 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 June 2012 | |||
7. Threshold that is crossed: | 15% (see Box 13 below) | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
Class 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 x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary GB0001772945 | 10,099,000 | 10,099,000 | 10,099,000 | 10,099,000 | - | 14.957 | - | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
10,099,000 | 14.957 | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | This notification is made pursuant to DTR 5.1.2R (2) and on the basis of the total voting rights announced by Carpetright plc on 30 April 2012 pursuant to DTR 5.6.1R | |
14. Contact name: | Struan Oliver, Sidley Austin LLP | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7360 2063 | |