Wednesday 03 February, 2010
Vertu Motors PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 6413G Vertu Motors PLC 03 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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Vertu Motors
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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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No
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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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No
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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No
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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No
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Other (please specify):
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Increase in total voting rights
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Yes
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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F&C Asset Management Plc
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See box 9 below
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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Admittance of new shares: 02/02/2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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03/02/2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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12%
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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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GB00B16K4645
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23,612,350
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23,612,350
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23,612,350
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-
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23,612,350
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-
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11.95%
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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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23,612,350
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11.95%
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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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F&C Asset Management plc:-
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Client
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No. of voting rights
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% of total voting rights
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Registration name
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FPLP With Profit, With Profit Business Fund
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7,386,103
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3.74%
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Citifriends Nominees Limited
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F&C Investment Funds ICVC - UK Equity Fund
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6,083,998
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3.08%
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Chase Nominees Limited
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Other clients hold under 3%
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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F&C Asset Management Plc
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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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Mike Bassi, F&C Asset Management plc
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15. Contact telephone name:
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0131 718 1093
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