RNS Number : 7949C
Hampson Industries PLC
19 November 2009
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Hampson Industries PLC
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) AXA S.A., 25 Avenue
subject to notification Matignon, 75008
obligation: Paris and its Group
of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and 17.11.2009
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer 19.11.2009
notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 5%
crossed or reached:
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 rights Percentage of voting
rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B0P8RT68 7,791,958 7,791,958 336,636 336,636 7,787,519 0.21 4.91
B: 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)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
8,124,155 5.12%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of
Issued Share Capital
AXA 336,636
0.21214
Direct
AXA IM UK 6,090,183
3.83795
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 1,697,336
1.06964
Indirect
Total Direct 336,636
0.21214
Total Indirect 7,787,519
4.90759
Total 8,124,155
5.11973
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:
14 Contact name: Malcolm Dolan
15. Contact telephone number: 01384 485345
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