DCC Regulatory News (DCC)

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:

DCC 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 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): ): Confirmation of Current Position

Χ 

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

M&G Investment Funds 3

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

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKM01

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

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 February 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

See item 13

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 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

IE0002424939

3,700,833

3,700,833

3,700,833

3,700,833

4.50%

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

3,700,833

4.50%

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

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:

With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds 3 is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separately disclosed. 

This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares identified in this notification.

Therefore the 4.50% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 7.08% already disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it.

14. Contact name:

Dipesh Varsani

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261