14 Mar 2014 11:43
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:
Debenhams plc
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Schroders plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
12 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
18%-19%
8. Notified details:
Class/type of shares
ISIN: GB00B126KH97
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Ordinary shares of 0.01p each - 225,786,076
Number of voting rights: 225,270,221
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares Direct: 234,560,762 ordinary shares of 0.01p each
Number of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect: 234,171,336
Percentage of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect 19.098%
B: Financial Instruments
Type of financial instrument | Exercise Price | Expiration date | Exercise / Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights |
Call Option | 0.96753 | 13/03/2014 | N/A | -1,477,815 | -0.121 |
Call Option | 0.90488 | 20/03/2014 | N/A | -1,386,560 | -0.113 |
Call Option | 0.89054 | 08/04/2014 | N/A | -761,869 | -0.062 |
Call Option | 0.95785 | 16/04/2014 | N/A | -1,846,200 | -0.151 |
Call Option | 0.87532 | 29/04/2014 | N/A | -1,263,794 | -0.103 |
Call Option | 0.89359 | 14/05/2014 | N/A | -994,735 | -0.081 |
Call Option | 0.8625 | 28/05/2014 | N/A | -849,898 | -0.069 |
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 | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 113,695 | 0.009% | 1 |
Total A +B+C
Number of voting rights 234,285,031
Percentage of voting rights 19.108%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable.
Cazenove Capital Management Limited: 72,914,000 5.947%
Schroder Investment Management Limited: 159,435,928 13.003%
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 522,943 0.043%
Schroder & Co Limited: 1,412,160 0.115%
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:
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.
14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:
Paul Eardley
Company Secretary
Telephone 020 3549 6000