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HALMA plc
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares. Halma received the notice below on 13 February 2017 in respect of Massachusetts Financial Services Company.
Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma plc Tel +44 (0)1494 721111
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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: |
Halma plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| MFS Investment Management |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 9 February 2017 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 10 February 2017 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 10.00% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type 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 | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary Shares (GB0004052071) | 37,841,275 | 37,841,275 | 37,848,103 | 9.98% | |||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/conversionPeriod | 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
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
37,848,103 | 9.98% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Entity
| Holding
| Percentage held
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MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.a.r.l. | 93,611 | 0.02% |
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd. | 113,883 | 0.03% |
MFS Investment Management | 31,801,579 | 8.39% |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. | 1,588,990 | 0.42% |
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd. | 3,608,479 | 0.95% |
MFS Investment Management K.K. | 122,651 | 0.03% |
MFS Heritage Trust Company | 518,910 | 0.14% |
Notifiable interest
| 37,848,103 | 9.98% |
Shares outstanding
| 379,183,140 | |
Proxy Voting:
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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:
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14. Contact name:
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15. Contact telephone number:
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