RNS Number : 0762G
Dart Group PLC
25 January 2010
TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Dart Group Plc
2. Reason for 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): In Specie Transfer Out X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Schroders plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 20.01.10
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 22.01.10
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15% - 14%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
If possible use ISIN code transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of voting
rights rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary
25,965,725 22,215,725 23,817,647 N/A 20,067,647 N/A 14.21%
GB00B1722W11
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
period/date that may be acquired
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
20,067,647 14.21%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Schroder Investment Management Limited 20,067,647 14.21%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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: The shares referred to in section 9 are held in
portfolios managed by those firms on a
discretionary basis for clients under investment
management agreements
14 Contact name: Taryn O'Donoghue
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7658 6000
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