RNS Number : 7992C
Next PLC
19 November 2009
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: Next plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
x
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):
3. Full name of person(s) AXA S.A, 25 Avenue
subject to the notification Matignon, 75008 Paris
obligation: and its group of
companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and
date on which the threshold is 17th November 2009
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer
notified: 18th November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached: Holding has gone below
5%
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 rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
9,871,009 9,871,009 630,007 630,007 9,203,608 0.32 4.67
GBP 0.10 GB0032089863
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
9,833,615 4.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
AXA - 378,977 - 0.19228% - Direct
AXA Australia - 24,808 - 0.01259% - Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern - 15,100 - 0.00766% - Direct
AXA Colonia Konzern - 13,670 - 0.00694% - Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc - 4,793,624 - 2.432117999% - Indirect
AXA France - 212,459 - 0.11% - Indirect
AXA IM UK - 70,190 - 0.035611963% - Direct
AXA IM UK - 2,384,844 - 1.209986853% - Indirect
AXA Rosenberg - 165,740 - 0.084090708% - Direct
AXA Rosenberg - 1,774,203 - 0.90016886% - Indirect
TOTAL DIRECT = 630,007 - 0.31964%
TOTAL INDIRECT = 9,203,608 - 4.66959%
TOTAL = 9,833,615 - 4.98923%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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: Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7003 1510
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