Holding(s) in Company
19 Décembre 2003 - 10:12AM
UK Regulatory
Somerfield plc
The Company received notification on 18 December 2003 that Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both
being non-beneficial holders, have a notifiable interest in the Ordinary Shares
of the company.
The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C
Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.
The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity.
Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that Fidelity International Limited
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd act as a
group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are
required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.
The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
The registered holders are as follows:
Chase Manhattan Bank London FISL 962,675
Chase Nominees Ltd FIL 22,391,373
Total Ordinary Shares 23,354,048
Current ownership percentage 4.71%
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