TIDMMARS TIDMPRU
RNS Number : 3723B
Marston's PLC
26 October 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Marston's PLC |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
| attached: ii | |
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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 | X |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which 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 effect | |
| to qualifying financial instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please | | |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Prudential plc group of companies |
| the | |
| notification obligation: iii | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | See attached schedule |
| (if different from 3.):iv | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 22 October 2009 |
| on | |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached: v | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 October 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | See item 13 |
| or | |
| reached: vi, vii | |
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+----------------+----------+--+--------+---------------+--+--+----------------+--+--------+--+----------+---+----------------+--+--+--------+--+--+--+--+
| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number | % of voting rights |
| | of | of | of | of | x |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | voting | |
| | | Rights | | rights | |
+ + + +-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| | | | | | xii | | |
+----------------+----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+-----------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+
|ORD GBP0.07375 | 41,646,751 | 12,285,791 | | | | | |
| GB00B1JQDM80 | | | 40,854,095 | 12,051,958 | | 7.14% | |
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+----------------+----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+-----------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+
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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 xiii | Conversion | rights that may | rights |
| | | Period xiv | be | |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
+------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------+--------------+
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
| Instruments xv, xvi |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | price | date xvii | Conversion | rights | rights xix, xx |
| | | | period | instrument | |
| | | | xviii | refers to | |
| | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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+---------------------------+-----------+------------------+----------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+--------+
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 12,051,958 | 7.14% |
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+--------------------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| Prudential plc (parent Company) |
| M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) |
| M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) |
| M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) |
| The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential |
| plc) |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A |
| cease | |
| to hold: | |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold | |
| voting rights: | |
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+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13. Additional information: | Calculations based on a Total |
| | Voting Rights figure of |
| | 168,619,512. |
| | As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt |
| | holdings for Prudential plc have |
| | gone below 6% triggering this |
| | notification. |
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| 14. Contact name: | Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas |
| | M&G Investment Management Limited |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266 |
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Notifiable Position Report for Marston's PLC
As at 22 October 2009-10-26
Percentage holdings are calculated using total voting rights of 168,619,512
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| | | Registered Holder | Holding | Voting | % | |
| | | | | Rights | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| Prudential plc | | | 40,854,095 | 12,051,958 | 7.14 | Total Notifiable Interest |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| ORD GBP 0.07375 | B1JQDM8 | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 840,000 | 247,800 | | |
| | | MHA01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 137,348 | 40,517 | | |
| | | MHF01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 1,575,000 | 464,625 | | |
| | | MKD01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 24,628 | 7,265 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101 | 4,640,210 | 1,368,861 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC | 33,476,831 | 9,875,665 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL | 160,078 | 47,223 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| M&G Group Limited | | | 40,854,095 | 12,051,958 | 7.14 | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| ORD GBP 0.07375 | B1JQDM8 | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 840,000 | 247,800 | | |
| | | MHA01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 137,348 | 40,517 | | |
| | | MHF01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 1,575,000 | 464,625 | | |
| | | MKD01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 24,628 | 7,265 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101 | 4,640,210 | 1,368,861 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC | 33,476,831 | 9,875,665 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL | 160,078 | 47,223 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | Registered Holder | Holding | Voting | % | |
| | | | | Rights | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| M&G Investment | | | 40,716,747 | 12,011,440 | 7.12 | Total Notifiable Interest |
| Management Limited | | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| ORD GBP 0.07375 | B1JQDM8 | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 840,000 | 247,800 | | |
| | | MHA01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 1,575,000 | 464,625 | | |
| | | MKD01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 24,628 | 7,265 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101 | 4,640,210 | 1,368,861 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC | 33,476,831 | 9,875,665 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL | 160,078 | 47,223 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| M&G Limited | | | 40,854,095 | 12,051,958 | 7.14 | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| ORD GBP 0.07375 | B1JQDM8 | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 840,000 | 247,800 | | |
| | | MHA01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 137,348 | 40,517 | | |
| | | MHF01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C | 1,575,000 | 464,625 | | |
| | | MKD01 | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 24,628 | 7,265 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C CR101 | 4,640,210 | 1,368,861 | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC | 33,476,831 | 9,875,665 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL | 160,078 | 47,223 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+------------+------+-----------------------------------------+
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | Registered Holder | Holding | Voting | % | |
| | | | | Rights | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| The Prudential | | | 33,636,909 | 9,922,888 | 5.88 | Total Notifiable Interest |
| Assurance Company | | | | | | |
| Limited | | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| ORD GBP 0.07375 | B1JQDM8 | | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PAC | 33,476,831 | 9,875,665 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
| | | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(uk) PPL | 160,078 | 47,223 | | |
| | | AC | | | | |
+----------------------+-----------+-------------------------------+------------+-----------+------+-----------------------------------------+
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