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 | Vertu Motors PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
Other (please specify): | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 9th January 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10th January 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Holding has gone below 13% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Direct | xi Direct | xii Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
GB00B1GK4645 | 27,632,026 | 27,632,026 | N/A | N/A | 25,975,445 | N/A | 12.98% |
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 |
25,975,445 | 12.98% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 25,975,445 (12.98%)
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the 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: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name: | Andrew Manchester |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 5773 |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxiiA: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | BlackRock, Inc. |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL |
Phone number & email | 020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Andrew Manchester |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name | |
Contact address | |
Phone number & email | |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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