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For filings with the FSA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii

Darty Plc

GB0033040113

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

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

n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):


n/a

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii

UBS Global Asset Management (Traditional Entities)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

CCR Asset Management

UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Limited

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v

28 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 January 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

10%



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

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 x


Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0033040113

53,490,018

53,490,018

52,038,134

1,131,933

50,906,201

0.21%

9.62%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

-

-

-

-

-


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta


-


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

52,038,134

9.83%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

CCR Asset Management - 1,884,693 @ 0.36%

UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Limited - 13,839 @ 0.00%

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 49,007,669 @ 9.26%

UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 1,131,933 @ 0.21%


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients

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:


Notification using shares in issue figure of 529,553,216

14. Contact name:

Simon Enoch

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7269 1400


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