Share Price GBX 381.50
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Volex plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
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) subject to the | The Volex Group plc Employee Share Trust | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | The Volex Group plc Employee Share Trust, for the benefit of Volex plc employees | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 20 January 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 February 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 8% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transactions | ||||||||||||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
5,014,293
| 5,014,293* | 4,866,815 | 4,866,815* | 0 | 7.79% | 0 | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A B C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
4,866,815* | 7.79%
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* The Trust has undertaken to refrain from exercising any voting rights which may attach to the shares unless a beneficial interest in the shares have vested in any Trust beneficiary in which case the Trustee shall seek and comply with any voting direction from such beneficiary.
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
LTS Trustees SARL as Trustees for the Volex Group plc Employee Share Trust for the benefit of the employees of Volex plc | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | ||
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14. Contact name: | Stantcho Karaivanov
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15. Contact telephone number: | 41 22 310 9510
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