Notifiable Interest
12 April 2010
Majestic Wine plc ("the Company")
A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.
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:
Majestic Wine PLC
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited
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):
9 April 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 April 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares - if possible using ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
| - |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| GB00B021F836 |
1,852,004 |
1,852,004 |
- |
- |
1,821,300 |
- |
2.96% |
B: Qualifying 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 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument |
Excercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
Nominal |
Delta |
| N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
| 1,821,300 |
2.96% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.
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 acquire to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
N/A
15. Contact telephone number:
N/A