TIDMWTM
RNS Number : 3860N
Waterman Group PLC
16 February 2009
TR-1:notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Waterman Group Plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the | |
| appropriate box or boxes) | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which | |
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | |
| which voting rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify): Assignment of shares | X |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | BlackRock, Inc. |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | |
| from 3.): | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which | 12th February 2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
| different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13th February 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Gone above 11% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: | |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the Triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | Shares | of | of | rights | rights |
| | | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| GB0009422543 | 3,210,633 | 3,210,633 | N/A | N/A | 3,274,974 | N/A | 11.11% |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion | rights that may be | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 3,274,974 | 11.11% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or |
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 3,274,974 (11.11%) |
| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
| cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | |
| hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | |
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ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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| Full name (including legal form for legal | BlackRock, Inc |
| entities) | |
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| Contact address (registered office for | 33 King William Street, London, |
| legal entities) | EC4R 9AS |
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| Phone number | 020 7743 2602 |
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| Other useful information (at least legal | Kai Chew |
| representative for legal persons) | |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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| Full name | |
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| Contact address | |
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| Phone number | |
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| Other useful information (e.g. functional | |
| relationship with the person or legal | |
| entity subject to the notification | |
| obligation) | |
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| C: Additional information |
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