8 Oct 2013 15:03
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):
04 October 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
07 October 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
20%-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 - 248,631,307
Number of voting rights: 248,115,452
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares Direct: 244,253,530 ordinary shares of 0.01p each
Number of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect: 243,737,675
Percentage of voting rights Direct: None, Indirect 19.797%
B: Financial Instruments
N/A
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 | 252,579 | 0.02% | 1 |
Call Option | 1.09221 | 19/12/2013 | N/A | -1,155,284 | -0.094 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.14329 | 08/10/2013 | N/A | -1,172,707 | -0.095 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.16688 | 13/11/2013 | N/A | -705,173 | -0.057 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.17783 | 16/10/2013 | N/A | -1,497,455 | -0.122 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.17821 | 16/12/2013 | N/A | -1,045,470 | -0.085 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.19892 | 29/10/2013 | N/A | -873,140 | -0.071 | 1 |
Call Option | 1.21888 | 26/11/2013 | N/A | -762,870 | -0.062 | 1 |
Total A +B+C
Number of voting rights 243,990,254
Percentage of voting rights 19.825%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable.
Cazenove Capital Management Limited: 70,166,080 5.701%%
Schroder Investment Management Limited: 171,114,719 13.904%
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 1,208,501 0.098%
Schroder & Co Limited: 1,500,954 0.122%
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