i) Full name of Persons subject to the notification obligation |
BlackRock, Inc. |
ii)Full name of shares holders (if different from i) |
n/a |
iii) Reason for Notification |
- An acquisition or disposal of voting rights - An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
iv) Date of Transaction |
23 January 2013 |
v) Date issuer was notified |
25 January 2013 |
vi) Threshold that was crossed |
Holding has gone below 17% |
vii) Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Number of shares |
126,906,039 |
Number voting rights |
126,906,039 |
viii) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Number of voting rights |
122,647,764 (indirect) |
% of voting rights |
16.29% |
ix) Financial instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments - Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial instrument |
CFD |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
4,630,417 |
% of voting rights |
0.62% (Nominal) |
0.62% (Delta) |
x) Total |
Number of voting rights |
127,278,181 |
Percentage of voting rights |
16.91% |
xi) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 127,278,181 (16.91%) |
xii) Additional information |
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
xiii) Contact Name |
Andrew Manchester |
xiv) Contact telephone number: |
020 7743 5773 |