Tuesday 10 November, 2009
Media Corp.
Holding(s) in Company
Holding(s) in Company
Media Corporation PLC
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
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Media Corporation plc
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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
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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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X
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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 the
notification
obligation:notification
obligation:iii
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Barclays PLC
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold
is crossed orwhich the threshold
is crossed or
reached:reached:v
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04-Nov-09
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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05-Nov-09
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:reached:vi,
vii
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5% to 6%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type of
sharesshares
if possible usingif possible using
the ISIN CODEthe ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggeringto the triggering
transactiontransaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
ofof
SharesShares
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Number
ofof
VotingVoting
RightsRights
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Number
of sharesof shares
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Number of voting
rightsrights
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% of voting rightsx
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Direct
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Directxi
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Indirectxii
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0000528306
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15,616,068
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15,616,068
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15,916,068
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0
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15,916,068
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0.00
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6.00
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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
instrumentinstrument
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Expiration
datedatexiii
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Exercise/
Conversion PeriodConversion Periodxiv
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Number of voting
rights that may berights that may be
acquired if theacquired if the
instrument
isinstrument
is
exercised/ converted.exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rightsrights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrumentinstrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration datexvii
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Exercise/
Conversion periodConversion periodxviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rightsxix, xx
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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15,916,068
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6.00
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable:financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable:xxi
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Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
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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:to
hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting
rights:voting
rights:
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13. Additional information:13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Geoff Smith
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7116 2913
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