TIDMTEP
RNS Number : 2682T
Telecom Plus PLC
03 June 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Telecom Plus Plc |
| underlying issuer of existing shares to | |
| which voting rights are attached: | |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | No |
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | |
| voting rights are attached | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | No |
| effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No |
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| Other (please | | No |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Standard Life Investments Ltd |
| the notification obligation: | |
| | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | Vidacos Nominees |
| different from 3.): | |
| | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 19 May 2009 |
| on which the threshold is crossed | |
| or reached: | |
| | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 May 2009 |
| | |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 9% |
| or reached: | |
| | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| |
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| Class/type | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| of | to the triggering | transaction |
| shares | transaction | |
| if possible | | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN | | |
| CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | of | of | of | rights | rights |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
+ + + +--------------+-------------------------+--------------------+
| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
+--------------+--------------+------------+--------------+------------+------------+---------+----------+
| | 6,065,304 | 6,065,304 | 6,219,432 | 1,501,559 | 4,717,873 | 2.20% | 6.91% |
| GB0008794710 | | | | | | | |
+--------------+ + + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | |
+--------------+--------------+------------+--------------+------------+------------+---------+----------+
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| |
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| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | date | Conversion | rights that may be | rights |
| | | Period | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
+---------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+----------------+
+---------------+----------+------------+------------+----------------+---------------+---------+
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
| Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| |
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| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of voting |
| financial | | | Conversion | voting | rights |
| instrument | price | date | | rights | |
| | | | period | instrument | |
| | | | | refers to | |
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| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
| | | | | | | |
+ + + + + +---------------+---------+
| | | | | | | |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 6,219,432 | 9.11% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or |
| the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| |
| Standard Life Investments Ltd |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| | |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder | |
| will cease to hold: | |
| | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease | |
| to hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Chris Houghton |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 8955 5000 |
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