Tuesday 02 February, 2010
Afren PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 5774G Afren PLC 02 February 2010
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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AFREN 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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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 to the notification obligation:
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AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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01/02/2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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02/02/2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5%.
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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42,092,682
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42,092,682
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7,967,314
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7,967,314
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36,864,787
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0.90
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4.15
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B067275
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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
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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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 financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
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% of voting rights
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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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44,832,101
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5.04%
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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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Name of the Company/Fund
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Number of Shares
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% of Issued share capital
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Alliance Bernstein
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3,516,563.00
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0.395535
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Direct
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Alliance Capital Management
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4,346,251.00
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0.488856
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Direct
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AXA Financial, Inc
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30,771,743.00
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3.461134
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Indirect
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AXA France
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6,073,044.00
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0.683082
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Indirect
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AXA IM UK
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104,500.00
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0.011754
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Direct
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AXA IM UK
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20,000.00
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0.002250
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Indirect
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Total Direct
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7,967,314
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0.89614
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Total Indirect
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36,864,787
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4.14647
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TOTAL
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44,832,101
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5.04261
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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:
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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:
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Kyere Tabiri
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7003 1510
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