Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMDYS TIDMBARC 
 
RNS Number : 2496S 
Dyson Group PLC 
14 May 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): 
 
 
Barclays Plc 
 
 
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): 
 
 
8 May 2009 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
 
11 May 2009 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
 
5% to below notifiable % 
 
 
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)    | 
|            |           |           | 
+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|            | 1,745,352 | 1,745,352 | 
+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
 
 
 
 
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     | Indirect     | Direct     | Indirect   | 
|                     |                  | (x)        | (xi)         |            |            | 
|                     |                  |            |              |            |            | 
+---------------------+------------------+------------+--------------+------------+------------+ 
| GB0002905007        | Not              | Not        | Not          | Not        | Not        | 
|                     | Reportable       | Reportable | Reportable   | Reportable | Reportable | 
+---------------------+------------------+------------+--------------+------------+------------+ 
 
 
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     |            | 
|            |            | 
+------------+------------+ 
| Not        | Not        | 
| Reportable | Reportable | 
+------------+------------+ 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
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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