Holding(s) in Company
June 17 2009 - 5:29AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMTHT
RNS Number : 0334U
Thorntons PLC
17 June 2009
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TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting
rights are attached (ii):
THORNTONS PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) :
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Ameriprise Financial Inc and its Group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
See 9.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if
different) (v):
7 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
.................
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+------------+--------+--------+
| Class/type | Situation |
| of shares |previous to the |
| if | Triggering |
| possible | transaction |
| using the | (vi) |
| ISIN CODE | |
+------------+-----------------+
| | Number | Number |
| | of | of |
| | shares | voting |
| | | Rights |
| | | (viii) |
| | | |
+------------+--------+--------+
| Ordinary | N/A | N/A |
| 10p | | |
| shares | | |
+------------+--------+--------+
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| Class/type of | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| shares if possible | | (ix) | |
| using the ISIN CODE | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+
| | Direct | Direct | Indirect (xi) | Direct | Indirect |
| | | (x) | | | |
| | | | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| Ordinary 10p shares | | | 3,430,955 | | 5.02% |
| | | | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| Type of | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | (xiii) | Period/ Date (xiv) | rights that may be | rights |
| instrument | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
| | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
Total (A+B)
+-----------+--------+
| Number | % of |
| of | voting |
| voting | rights |
| rights | |
| | |
+-----------+--------+
| 3,430,955 | 5.02% |
+-----------+--------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Ameriprise Financial Inc which through intermediate holding companies controls
the voting rights of Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle
Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................
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:
Registered Owners: Littledown Nominees Ltd a/c 10496 - 2,327,808 shares
Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 41407 - 1,103,147
shares
Late notification was due to Threadneedle's data supplier providing incorrect
issued share capital information.
14. Contact name:
Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 01773 542384
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