RNS Number : 2747M

Greggs PLC

22 August 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

  

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Greggs Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		HSBC Holdings plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		19th August 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21st August 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
GB00B63QSB39	5,066,201	5,066,201	Below Disclosure  Threshold	Below Disclosure  Threshold	Below Disclosure  Threshold	Below Disclosure  Threshold	Below Disclosure  Threshold

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.		% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to		% of voting rights xix, xx
								Nominal		Delta
								Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
Below Disclosure  Threshold						Below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
NA

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		NA
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		NA
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		NA
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Baljeet Gill
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 991 6555 (central.compliance.disclosures@hsbc.com)

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