News Release
| REG-Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company |
RNS Number : 6355B
Debenhams plc
30 October 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Debenhams plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition
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 Bank of America Corporation
notification obligation:iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):iv Merrill Lynch International
5. Date of the transaction and date on 27.10.09
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29.10.09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 3.5%
reached:vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
if possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsx
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect
GB00B126KH97 Below disclosable threshold Below disclosable threshold 64,555,283 64,555,283 0 5.017% 0
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv Number of voting % of voting
instrument datexiii rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration datexvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rightsxix, xx
instrument Conversion periodxviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
64,555,283 5.017%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Paul Eardley
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7408 4444
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