REG - Persimmon Plc - Holding(s) in Company
Released: 26/02/2010

 
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RNS Number : 7527H
Persimmon PLC
26 February 2010 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Persimmon PLC              
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                               
 attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                                 
 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                                                                                                                         BlackRock, Inc.            
 notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                                 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   N/A                        
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                                  
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           23rd February 2010         
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                           
 reached:v                                                                                                                                                                                   
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                25th February 2010         
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           Holding has gone below 5%  
 reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
25th February 2010 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 
 
Holding has gone below 5% 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                               
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                                      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                             to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                                  transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                         
 Number                                                                                             Number                       Number                                                Number of voting          % of  voting rights x                         
 of                                                                                                 of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                  
 Shares                                                                                             Voting                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                     
 Direct                                                                                             Direct xi                    Indirect xii                                          Direct                    Indirect                                      
 GB0006825383                                                                                       17,692,680                   17,692,680                                            N/A                       N/A                                           13,690,278                  N/A    4.56%  
                                                                                                    
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting          % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                         date xiii                    Conversion Period xiv                                 rights that may be        rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                       acquired if the                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                       instrument is                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                       exercised/ converted.                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Exercise price               Expiration date xvii                                  Exercise/                 Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                            Conversion period xviii                                                                             
 CFD                                                                                                N/A                          N/A                                                   N/A                       940,065                                       Nominal                     Delta  
 0.31%                                                                                              0.31%                        
                                                                                                    
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
 Number of voting rights                                                                            Percentage of voting rights  
 14,630,343                                                                                         4.87%                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
N/A 
 
940,065 
 
Nominal 
 
Delta 
 
0.31% 
 
0.31% 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights 
 
Percentage of voting rights 
 
14,630,343 
 
4.87% 
 
 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 - 14,630,343 (4.87%)               
                                                                                 
 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 Compliance Disclosures Team         
 14. Contact name:                                                               Stuart Watchorn                               
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                   020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com  
                                                                                                                                 
 
 
Stuart Watchorn 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com 
 
 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                                                                  
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
 A: 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)                                                                         33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS      
 Phone number & email                                                                                                            020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com  
 Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)                                                     Stuart Watchorn                               
                                                                                                                                                                               
 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.                                                              
 
 
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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