RNS Number : 7487G
Halma PLC
09 May 2014
 



HALMA plc

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

 

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares.  Halma received the notice below on 8 May 2014 in respect of Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

 

Carol Chesney

Company Secretary, Halma plc

Tel +44 (0)1494 721111

 

 

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:

 

Halma 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:

 

Massachusetts Financial Services

Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on

behalf of its various mutual funds and

institutional account clients.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

6 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

7 May 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

Above 10%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

(GB0004052071)

37,764,891

37,764,891



37,841,275


10.018%


 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/conversion
Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

37,841,275

10.018%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Entity

 

Voting Rights

% of Voting Rights

MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.A.

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company 

MFS Heritage Trust Company 

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.

MFS Investment Management K.K.

37,227

329,330

28,266,855

486,086

1,538,609

7,135,411

47,757

0.0099%

0.0872%

7.4832%

0.1287%

0.4073%

1.8890%

0.0126%

Total

37,841,275

10.018%

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

 


14. Contact name:

 


15. Contact telephone number:

 


 

 

Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares

 

A:  Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Co.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

USA

Phone number & email

 

617-954-5814

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

 


Robert Flaherty

 

 

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name

 


Contact address


Phone number

 


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

 


 


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