Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

TIDMFFG 
 
RNS Number : 4332V 
Freedom4 Group PLC 
09 July 2009 
 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 
 
 
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| For filings with the FSA include the    | 
| annex                                   | 
| For filings with issuer exclude the     | 
| annex                                   | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                  | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  | Freedom4 Group Plc       | 
| existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   |                          | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            | Yes      | 
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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):______________                                  |          | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to   | Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International  | 
| notification obligation:               | Ltd                                      | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     | Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International  | 
| different from 3):                     | Ltd                                      | 
|                                        | Predica SA                               | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on    | 06/07/09                                 | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                          | 
| reached if different):                 |                                          | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 08/07/09                                 | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 6%                                       | 
| reached:                               |                                          | 
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| 8: Notified Details                                                                                   | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                   | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous        | Resulting situation after the triggering                   | 
| of shares    | to the triggering         | transaction                                                | 
| If possible  | transaction               |                                                            | 
| use ISIN     |                           |                                                            | 
| code         |                           |                                                            | 
| GB0005846018 |                           |                                                            | 
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|              | Number of    | Number     | Number     | Number of voting        | Percentage of       | 
|              | shares       | of         | of         | rights                  | voting rights       | 
|              | 77,591,674   | voting     | shares     |                         |                     | 
|              |              | rights     | 52,591,674 |                         |                     | 
|              |              | 77,591,674 |            |                         |                     | 
|              |              |            |            |                         |                     | 
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|              |              |            |            | Direct       | Indirect | Direct   | Indirect | 
|              |              |            |            | 52,591,674   |          | 5.08%    |          | 
|              |              |            |            |              |          |          |          | 
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|                                                                                                       | 
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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/     | No. of voting        | Percentage of | 
| financial     | date          | conversion    | rights that          | voting rights | 
| instrument    |               | period/date   | may be               |               | 
|               |               |               | acquired (if         |               | 
|               |               |               | the                  |               | 
|               |               |               | instrument           |               | 
|               |               |               | exercised/converted) |               | 
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|               |               |               |                      |               | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                 | 
|                                                                             | 
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| Number of voting rights              | Percentage of voting rights          | 
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| 52,591,674                           | 5.08%                                | 
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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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| SAS Rue La Boétie                                                           | 
| Crédit Agricole SA                                                          | 
| Calyon SA                                                                   | 
| Predica SA                                                                  | 
| Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux SA                                                | 
| Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited 51,177,674 (4.95%)          | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                               | 
|                                                                             | 
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| 10. Name of 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:                     | Stewart Porter                       | 
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| 15. Contact telephone name:          | 0870 386 0403                        | 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 
 
 
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