TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer | easyJet Plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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): | Update to Total Voting Rights figure triggered this notification | X | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Prudential plc group of companies | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC PURCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMB7 STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIQ STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMXG | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 20 April 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 April 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | See item 13 |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of
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Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0001641991 | 24,671,740 | 24,671,740 | 24,671,740 | 24,671,740 | 0 | 6.24% | 0 | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
24,671,740 | 6.24% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through
which the voting rights and/or the | ||
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) M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold | N/A | |
| M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved to a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification. | |
14. Contact name: | James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266 | |
Contact Name and telephone number at easyJet plc for enquiries:
Investor:
Rachel Kentleton, Investor Relations +44 (0) 7961 754 468
Media:
Paul Moore, Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 252
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