Thursday 16 October, 2008
Waterford Wedgwood
Directors/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 0273G Waterford Wedgwd/Wtfd Wedgwd UK PLC 16 October 2008
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS REPORTING
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.
(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24
(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters
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Name of the Issuer
WATERFORD WEDGWOOD PLC
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State whether the notification relates to:
(i) a transaction notified in accordance with Market Abuse Rules;
(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or
(iii) both (i) and (ii).
(iii) BOTH (i) AND (ii)
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Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
ALI E. WAMBOLD (DIRECTOR)
JONATHAN H. KAGAN (DIRECTOR)
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State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
CORPORATE PARTNERS II LIMITED
CP II WW COINVESTORS LLC
(EACH A PERSON CONNECTED WITH ALI E. WAMBOLD AND JONATHAN H. KAGAN)
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5
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Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest.
HOLDINGS OF THE PERSONS REFERRED TO IN 4 ABOVE
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6
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Description of shares (including class) debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
A. STOCK UNITS (COMPRISING
1 WATERFORD WEDGWOOD PLC ORDINARY SHARE OF €0.0001 AND
1 WATERFORD WEDGWOOD UK PLC INCOME SHARE OF GBP0.000001p)
B. UNQUOTED NON-VOTING PREFERENCE SHARES of €0.06 each in THE ISSUER
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7
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Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares held by each of them
CORPORATE PARTNERS II LIMITED
(5,321,380 Preference Shares and 284,775,762 Warrants)
CP II WW COINVESTORS LLC
(4,189 Preference Shares and 224,238 Warrants)
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8
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State the nature of the transaction
SUBSCRIPTION FOR STOCK UNITS AND PREFERENCE SHARES IN OPEN OFFER @ €25 PER SUBSCRIPTION UNIT (EACH CONSISTING OF 25,000 STOCK UNITS AND 1 PREFERENCE SHARE)
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9
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Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired
CORPORATE PARTNERS II LIMITED
(14,988,200,000 Stock Units and 599,528 Preference Shares)
CP II WW COINVESTORS LLC
(11,800,000 Ordinary Shares and 472 Preference Shares)
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17.64% in relation to the stock units
0.01% in relation to the stock units
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11
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Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
N/A
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12
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Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
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13
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Price per share or value of transaction
SEE 8 ABOVE
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14
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Date and place of transaction
13 OCTOBER 2008
SUBSCRIPTION IN OPEN OFFER
Dublin
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15
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Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
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Notifying Party not being the registered holder of shares to which this notification relates and percentage holding
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Registered Holder
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Preference Shares Stock Units
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Warrants
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Ali E. Wambold and Jonathan H. Kagan
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5,539,282 15,000,000,000
26% 17.65%
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285,000,000
25.01%
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Corporate Partners II Limited
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5,534,924 14,988,200,000
25.99% 17.64%
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284,775,762
24.99%
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CP II WW Coinvestors
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4,358 11,800,000
0.01% 0.01%
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224,238
0.02%
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16
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Date issuer informed of transaction 15 OCTOBER 2008
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:
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17
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Date of grant
N/A
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18
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Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
N/A
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19
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Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
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20
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Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
N/A
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21
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Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
N/A
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22
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Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification
N/A
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23
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Any additional information
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24
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries
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For the purposes of the Open Offer, each of the Registered Holders set out in paragraph 15 consented to the redemption, for a nominal amount, of certain Preference Shares then held and then acquired the number of Preference Shares set out in box 9 in the Open Offer
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MARK DOWNIE
+44 1 1782 204141
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Name and signature of duly designated officer of Issuer responsible for making notification
Mark Downie (Company Secretary)
Date of notification 16 October 2008
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS REPORTING FORMAT
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.
(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24
(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters
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Name of the Issuer
WATERFORD WEDGWOOD PLC
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State whether the notification relates to:
(i) a transaction notified in accordance with Market Abuse Rules;
(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or
(iii) both (i) and (ii).
(iii) BOTH (i) AND (ii)
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3
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Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
PETER JOHN GOULANDRIS (DIRECTOR)
SIR ANTHONY O'REILLY
(DIRECTOR)
LADY O'REILLY
(DIRECTOR)
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State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
indexia holdings limited
albany hill limited
stoneworth investment limited
birchfield holdings limited
each a person connected with sir anthony o'reilly;
LADY O'REILLY AS WIFE OF SIR ANTHONY O'REILLY; AND
albany hill limited
araquipa international limited
cressborough holdings limited
stoneworth investment limited
birchfield holdings limited
EACH A PERSON CONNECTED WITH PETER JOHN GOULANDRIS
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5
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Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest.
HOLDINGS OF THE PERSONS REFERRED TO IN 4 ABOVE
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6
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Description of shares (including class) debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
A. STOCK UNITS (COMPRISING
1 WATERFORD WEDGWOOD PLC ORDINARY SHARE OF €0.0001 AND
1 WATERFORD WEDGWOOD UK PLC INCOME SHARE OF GBP0.000001p)
B. UNQUOTED NON-VOTING PREFERENCE SHARES of €0.06 each in THE ISSUER
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7
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Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares held by each of them
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SUBSCRIPTION FOR STOCK UNITS AND PREFERENCE SHARES IN OPEN OFFER @ €25 PER SUBSCRIPTION UNIT (EACH CONSISTING OF 25,000 STOCK UNITS AND 1 PREFERENCE SHARE)
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Stock Units
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Indexia Holdings Limited
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4,585,872
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Albany Hill Limited
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183,039,372
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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881,749,617
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Araquipa International Limited
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185,314,441
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Cressborough Holdings Limited
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62,885,176
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Birchfield Holdings
Limited
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1,591,441,822
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Preference Shares
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Indexia Holdings Limited
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9,321
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Albany Hill Limited
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372,148
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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1,792,748
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Araquipa International Limited
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376,774
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Cressborough Holdings Limited
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127,854
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Birchfield Holdings
Limited
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11,499,108
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Warrants
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Indexia Holdings Limited
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488,547
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Albany Hill Limited
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19,501,353
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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93,943,410
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Araquipa International Limited
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19,743,774
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Cressborough Holdings Limited
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6,699,894
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Birchfield Holdings Limited
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619,903,272
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9
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Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired
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Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
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Stock Units
Indexia Holdings Ltd
Albany Hill Ltd
Stoneworth Investments Ltd
Araquipa International Ltd
Cressborough Holdings Ltd
Birchfield Holdings Ltd
Preference Shares
Indexia Holdings Ltd
Albany Hill Ltd
Stoneworth Investments Ltd
Araquipa International Ltd
Cressborough Holdings Ltd
Birchfield Holdings Ltd
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70,950,000
2,832,300,000
13,644,000,000
2,867,500,000
973,050,000
39,612,200,000
2,838
113,292
545,760
114,700
38,922
1,584,488
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0.0835%
3.3334%
16.0581%
3.3748%
1.1452%
46.6209%
0.0133%
0.5318%
2.5619%
0.5384%
0.1827%
7.4381%
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11
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Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
N/A - Redemption of Preference Shares - see paragraph 23
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12
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Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
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13
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Price per share or value of transaction
See 8 above
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Date and place of transaction
13 October 2008
SUBSCRIPTION IN OPEN OFFER
Dublin
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15
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Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
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Notifying Party not being the registered holder of shares to which this notification relates and percentage holding
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Registered Holder
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Stock Units
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Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Lady O'Reilly each a Director of WW
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58,820,266,683
69.22%
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Indexia Holdings Limited
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75,535,872
0.0889%
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Albany Hill Limited
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3,015,339,372
3.5488%
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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14,525,749,617
17.0958%
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Birchfield Holdings Limited
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41,203,641,822
48.494%
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Peter John Goulandris being a Director of WW
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62,833,480,428
73.95%
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Albany Hill Limited
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3,015,339,372
3.5488%
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Araquipa International Limited
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3,052,814,441
3.5929%
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Cressborough Holdings Limited
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1,035,935,176
1.2192%
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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14,525,749,617
17.0958%
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Birchfield Holdings Limited
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41,203,641,822
48.494%
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Notifying Party not being the registered holder of shares to which this notification relates and percentage holding
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Registered Holder
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Preference Shares
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Warrants
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Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Lady O'Reilly each a Director of WW
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13,275,145
62.31%
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733,836,582
64.39%
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Albany Hill Limited
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372,148
1.74%
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19,501,353
1.71%
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Indexia Holdings Limited
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9,321
0.04%
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488,547
0.04%
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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1,792,748
8.41%
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93,943,410
8.24%
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Birchfield Holdings Limited
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11,100,928
52.11%
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619,903,272
54.39%
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Peter John Goulandris being a Director of WW
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13,770,452
64.64%
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759,791,703
66.66%
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Albany Hill Limited
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372,148
1.74%
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19,501,353
1.71%
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Araquipa International Limited
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376,774
1.76%
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19,743,774
1.73%
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Cressborough Holdings Limited
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127,854
0.60%
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6,699,894
0.59%
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Stoneworth Investment Limited
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1,792,748
8.41%
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93,943,410
8.24%
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Birchfield Holdings Limited
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11,100,928
52.11%
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619,903,272
54.39%
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Date issuer informed of transaction 15 OCTOBER 2008
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:
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17
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Date of grant
N/A
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18
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Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
N/A
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19
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Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
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20
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Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
N/A
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21
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Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
N/A
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22
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Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification
N/A
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23
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Any additional information
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24
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries
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In addition an interest is imputed in 5,318,747 Preference Shares and 213,750,000 Warrants (by reason of technical application of Companies Act 1990 s 54(7).
For the purposes of the Open Offer, each of the Registered Holders set out in paragraph 15 consented to the redemption, for a nominal amount, of Preference Shares then held and, save for Birchfield, acquired a similar number of Preference Shares in the Open Offer. Birchfield consented to the redemption, for a nominal amount, of 1,982,668 Preference Shares and subscribed for 1,584,488 Preference Shares.
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Name and signature of duly designated officer of Issuer responsible for making notification
_____________Mark Downie (Company Secretary) ____________________________________
Date of notification __16 October 2008 _________________________________
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SCHEDULE
Notifying Parties
Sir Anthony O'Reilly, Lissadel, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Lady O'Reilly, Lissadel, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Peter John Goulandris, Sea Saga, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Albany Hill Limited, Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Araquipa International Limited, Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Birchfield Holdings Limited, Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Cressborough Holdings Limited, Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Indexia Holdings Limited, 2 Agapinoros Street, Iris Tower, 6th Floor, Office 602,
Nicosia 1076, Cyprus
Stoneworth Investment Limited, Lyford Manor, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END ISEZQLFFVBBBFBQ
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