Notification of Interest (2970B)

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RNS Number : 2970B

Wolfson Microelectronics PLC

13 April 2012

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Wolfson Microelectronics PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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) subject                    Royal Bank of Canada 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                     RBC cees Trustees Limited 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                      23 March 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        13 April 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      Fall below 3% 
  or 
  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              to the triggering                      transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number           Number                Number        Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of               of                    of shares     rights 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                       Direct        Direct       Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
-------------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ---  ------------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 Ord GBP0.001   4,612,469        4,612,469                                        3,412,022                  2.93% 
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 ISIN 
 GB0033563130                                          3,412,022 
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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 Period               rights that may              rights 
                                                                           be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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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       Expiration       Exercise/          Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
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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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 3,412,022                                                         2.93% 
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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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           RBC cees Trustees Limited is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Royal 
                                                                    Bank of Canada. 
 
 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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                                           Position calculated on the issued 
  13. Additional information:               share capital position of 116,372,404 
                                            shares. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Scott Roberts 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             [phone] 
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