Notifiable Interest
11th March 2008
Majestic Wine plc ("the Company")
A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.
TR-1 notification of major interests in shares.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Majestic Wine PLC
2. Reason for the notification
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
09/03/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10/03/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares - if possible using ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction - Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7 |
| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of voting rights % of voting rights |
| Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| B021F83 |
3,093,181 |
3,093,181 |
10,485 |
10,485 |
3,082,696 |
0.02% |
4.98% |
B: Financial Instruments
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted |
% of voting rights |
| N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B)
| Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
| 3,093,181 |
5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Company / Fund |
Holding |
% |
| Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct |
10,485 |
0.01694 |
| AXA Framlington UK Select Ops Indirect |
2,797,521 |
4.53336 |
| Framlington Onshore Private Clients Indirect |
285,175 |
0.46212 |
|
|
|
| Total |
3,093,181 |
5.01247 |
10. Name of the Proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
N/A