25 Jan 2010 14:01
TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Dart Group Plc |
2. Reason for 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 | |
Other (please specify): In Specie Transfer Out | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Schroders plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 20.01.10 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22.01.10 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 15% - 14% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
Ordinary GB00B1722W11 | 25,965,725 | 22,215,725 | 23,817,647 | N/A | 20,067,647 | N/A | 14.21% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
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 | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
20,067,647 | 14.21% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Schroder Investment Management Limited 20,067,647 14.21% |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of proxy holder: | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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: | Taryn O'Donoghue |
15. Contact telephone name: | 020 7658 6000 |