15 Oct 2008 17:00
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | PERSIMMON |
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
Other (please specify):______________ |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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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): | 13/10/2008 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14/10/2008 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
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 Direct | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
0682538 | 15,440,421 | 15,440,421 | 3,180,965 | 3,180,965 | 11,786,356 | 1.06 | 3.93 |
B: 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 |
Total (A+B) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
14,967,321 | 4.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Name of the Company/Fund | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital |
Alliance Capital Management Direct | 393,400.00 | 0.13105 |
AXA Direct | 614,674.000 | 0.20476 |
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AXA Colonia Konzern Direct | 9,000.00 | 0.00300 |
AXA Defensive Distribution Indirect | 30,000.000 | 0.00999 |
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AXA Financial, Inc Indirect | 11,122,411.000 | 3.705180371 |
AXA Framlington Indirect | 12,000.000 | 0.00 |
AXA France Indirect | 6,390.00 | 0.002128684 |
AXA IM UK Direct | 1,830,050.00 | 0.609639883 |
AXA IM UK Indirect | 353,755.00 | 0.1178455 |
AXA Rosenberg Indirect | 261,800.00 | 0.087212765 |
AXA Winterthur Direct | 333,841,00 | 0.1112116 |
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Total Direct Total Indirect | 3,180,965 11,786,356 | 1.05967 3.92636 |
TOTAL | 14,967,321 | 4.98603 |
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: | |
14 Contact name: | Kyere Tabiri |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7003 1510 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.