13 Feb 2013 09:12
ANNOUNCEMENT
IRF European Finance Investments Ltd
("IRF" or the "Company")
Notification of Major Interest in Shares
13 February 2013
This notification is made in fulfillment of IRF's obligations under DTR 5.8.12.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: IRF European Finance Investments Ltd
2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.): J.P. Morgan Securities plc
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 18 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 5% Upwards
8. Voting rights attached to shares:
Class/type of shares: BMG493831058
Situation previous to the triggering
transaction:
- Number of Shares: Below minimum threshold
- Number of Voting Rights: Below minimum threshold
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction:
- Number of Shares (direct): -
- Number of Voting Rights (direct): -
- Number of Voting Rights (indirect): 6,983,170
- % of Voting Rights (direct): -
- % of Voting Rights (indirect): 5.09%
Total
- Number of Voting Rights: 6,983,170
- % of Voting Rights: 5.09%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
- Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 6,983,170 (5.09%)
- J.P. Morgan Securities plc: 6,983,170 (5.09%)
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: n/a
14. Contact name: Michael Kirwan
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7134 6153