Holding(s) in Company (7831U)

TIDMWEST

RNS Number : 7831U

Western & Oriental plc

21 October 2010

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached:                                          Western & Oriental Plc 
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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                  Yes 
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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) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation:                                   Rajinder Kumar 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):                            Forest Nominees Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                                                     Not notified 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               20/10/2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                               6% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                       transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                of                Voting          Number         Number of voting 
                Shares            Rights           of shares      rights                   % of voting rights 
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                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
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 GB00B104S049   Unknown          Unknown          25,000,000     25,000,000                6.95% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that may 
                                                                    be 
 Type of                                                            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration     Exercise/                        instrument is              % of voting 
 instrument          date           Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.       rights 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period            refers to                  % of voting rights 
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                                                                                             Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 25,000,000                                         6.95% 
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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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 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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                                        Shareholding confirmed to the 
                                        company by shareholder on 20 October 
 13. Additional information:            2010 
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 14. Contact name:                      Simon Watkins 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          0207 821 4072 
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