19 Mar 2009 17:23
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: | Persimmon 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issues 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 the notification obligation: | Lloyds Banking Group plc | ||||||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See Section 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 18 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Increase to above 5% Direct/Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||
Ord 10p | N/A | N/A | 707,867 | 707,867 | 14,362,818 | 0.24% | 4.78% | ||||||||||||
GB0006825383 | |||||||||||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B) | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||
15,070,685 | 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||||
11,114,943 Shares (3.70%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). | |||||||||||||||||||
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: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 300,187,691 | ||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Kenny Melville | ||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 243 8671 |