RNS Number : 7206C
DSG International PLC
18 November 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer DSG international
of existing shares to which voting rights are plc
attached: GB0000472455
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
N/A
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
N/A
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) UBS Global Asset
subject to the notification Management (Traditional
obligation: Entities)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) UBS Global Asset
(if different from 3.): Management (Americas)
Inc
UBS Global Asset
Management (UK) Limited
UBS Global Asset
Management Life Limited
5. Date of the transaction and 16 November 2009
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer 18 November 2009
notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 6%
crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0000472455 134,722,234 134,722,234 216,062,312 10,761,845 205,300,467 0.30% 5.69%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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.
- - - - -
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
216,062,312 5.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Limited Inc - 9,595,011 - 0.27%
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 195,705,456 - 5.42%
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 10,761,845 - 0.30%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of
a number of clients
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:
14. Contact name: Alexa Koenig/Nemanja Pantic
15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 6299
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