Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMDYS 
 
RNS Number : 9788Q 
Dyson Group PLC 
22 April 2009 
 
 
 
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii): 
 
 
Dyson Group Plc 
 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) 
 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES) 
 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) 
 
 
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): 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
 
 
17 April 2009 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
 
21 April 2009 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
 
Holding has gone below 5% 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| Class/type |      Situation        | 
| of shares  |    previous to the    | 
| if         |      Triggering       | 
| possible   |      transaction      | 
| using the  |         (vi)          | 
| ISIN CODE  |                       | 
+------------+-----------------------+ 
|            | Number    | Number    | 
|            | of        | of        | 
|            | shares    | voting    | 
|            |           | Rights    | 
|            |           | (viii)    | 
|            |           |           | 
+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|            | 3,285,465 | 3,285,465 | 
+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
 
 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) 
 
 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
| Class/type of       | Number of shares | Number of voting rights    | % of voting rights | 
| shares if possible  |                  | (ix)                       |                    | 
| using the ISIN CODE |                  |                            |                    | 
+---------------------+------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+ 
|                     | Direct           | Direct    | Indirect (xi)  | Direct  | Indirect | 
|                     |                  | (x)       |                |         |          | 
|                     |                  |           |                |         |          | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
| GB0002905007        | N/A              | N/A       | 1,635,261      | N/A     | 4.95%    | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+ 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion | Number of voting    | % of voting    | 
| financial  | (xiii)          | Period/ Date (xiv)  | rights that may be  | rights         | 
| instrument |                 |                     | acquired if the     |                | 
|            |                 |                     | instrument is       |                | 
|            |                 |                     | exercised/          |                | 
|            |                 |                     | converted.          |                | 
|            |                 |                     |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
|            |                 |        N/A          |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
+-----------+--------+ 
| Number    | % of   | 
| of        | voting | 
| voting    | rights | 
| rights    |        | 
|           |        | 
+-----------+--------+ 
| 1,635,261 | 4.95%  | 
+-----------+--------+ 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 1,635,261 (4.95%) 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
 
  N/A 
 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
 
  Richard McQuinn 
 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
 
  [phone] 
 
 
 
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