Halma PLC Holding(s) in Company (7637W)

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RNS Number : 7637W

Halma PLC

13 February 2017

 
                             HALMA plc 
 
              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
      In conformity with the Transparency Directive, 
      Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to 
     the market the receipt of notifications of major 
      interests in shares. Halma received the notice 
   below on 13 February 2017 in respect of Massachusetts 
                Financial Services Company. 
 
                       Carol Chesney 
               Company Secretary, Halma plc 
                  Tel [phone] 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer 
  or the underlying issuer        Halma plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
-----------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the 
  appropriate box or boxes): 
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   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights     X 
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   An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 
   financial instruments which may result in 
   the acquisition of shares already issued 
   to which voting rights are attached 
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   An acquisition or disposal of instruments 
   with similar economic effect to qualifying 
   financial instruments 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting 
   rights 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)           MFS Investment Management 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      MFS invests in securities 
  (if different from 3.):             of the issuer on behalf 
                                      of its various mutual 
                                      funds and institutional 
                                      account clients. 
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 5. Date of the transaction          9 February 2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer             10 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                10.00% 
----------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type         Situation previous        Resulting situation after 
  of                 to the triggering         the triggering transaction 
  shares             transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-----------------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number       Number       Number    Number of             % of voting 
                     of           of           of        voting                rights 
                     Shares       Voting       shares    rights 
                                  Rights 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                              Direct    Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
     Ordinary 
      Shares 
  (GB0004052071)    37,841,275   37,841,275                      37,848,103             9.98% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/conversion   Number of               % of voting 
  financial     date         Period                voting                  rights 
  instrument                                       rights that 
                                                   may be 
                                                   acquired 
                                                   if the 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   is 
                                                   exercised/converted. 
------------  -----------  --------------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights 
  instrument                            period        rights 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
----------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
       37,848,103                 9.98% 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if 
  applicable: 
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 Entity                             Holding   Percentage 
                                                    held 
 MFS Investment Management 
  (LUX) S.a.r.l.                     93,611        0.02% 
 MFS Investment Management 
  Canada Ltd.                       113,883        0.03% 
 MFS Investment Management       31,801,579        8.39% 
 MFS Institutional Advisors, 
  Inc.                            1,588,990        0.42% 
 MFS International (U.K.) 
  Ltd.                            3,608,479        0.95% 
 MFS Investment Management 
  K.K.                              122,651        0.03% 
 MFS Heritage Trust Company         518,910        0.14% 
 Notifiable interest             37,848,103        9.98% 
 Shares outstanding             379,183,140 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights     N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy         N/A 
  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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