28 Feb 2012 12:07
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: | Chesnara PLC |
2: Reason for notification (yes/no) | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | no | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | no | |
Other (please specify): |
| no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Shares are held by the relevant custodian(s) |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): | 27 February 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 February 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 2% |
8: Notified Details | ||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code | GB00B00FPT80 | |||||||
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||||||
3,483,880 | 3,483,880 | |||||||
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage ofvoting rights | ||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||
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| 3,401,096 |
| 2.96137% | ||||
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 | ||||
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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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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
3,401,096 | 2.96137% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BT Pension Scheme Trustee Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme ("BTPS") controls Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML"). HFML is the parent undertaking of Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights:2.96137%)*
\* This notification is being made in respect of HEOS, which is an indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h) as a result of control of voting rights in relation to such shares.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| See comments in Section 9 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| See comments in Section 9 |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| See comments in Section 9 |
13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
| Valerie Davidson ( v.davidson@hermes.co.uk ) |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 7680 2177 |
Chesnara (CSN)