Berendsen PLC Holding(s) in Company (5103P)

TIDMBRSN TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 5103P

Berendsen PLC

18 February 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                             Berendsen Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                      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)                                     Prudential plc group of companies 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                             Prudential plc 
                                                                 The Prudential Assurance Company 
                                                                             Limited 
                                                                        M&G Group Limited 
                                                                           M&G Limited 
                                                                    M&G Investment Management 
                                                                             Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             17 February 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                18 February 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              See item 13 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type        Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the 
  of                to the triggering                     triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                   Number             Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                    of                 of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                    Shares             Voting                             rights 
                                       Rights 
--------------    -----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                         Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      -------------      -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
    ORD GBP0.30 
   GB00B0F99717       14,871,388         14,871,388       14,391,388        0       14,391,388        0         8.33% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration         Exercise/                          Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date               Conversion                         rights that              rights 
                      (xiii)             Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                            acquired if 
                                                                            the 
                                                                            instrument 
                                                                            is 
                                                                            exercised/ 
                                                                            converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise           Expiration         Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial       price              date               Conversion       rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)             period           refers to                  xx) 
                                                       (xviii) 
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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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 14,391,388                                                            8.33% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 14,391,388 (8.33%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited - 10,264,521 
   (5.94%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 14,391,388 (8.33%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 14,391,388 (8.33%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 14,391,388 (8.33%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                           N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                         N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings 
                                                             for Prudential plc have moved from 
                                                             6% to a 5% threshold triggering 
                                                             this notification. 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Owen Smith / James Todd 

February 18, 2016 11:30 ET (16:30 GMT)

                                                            M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                                  020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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