Notifiable Interest
29 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:
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Registered Holder:
- BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 82,012*
- Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 565,113*
- *denotes direct interest
- Chase Nominees Limited 811,390
- Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,727,242
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
28 April 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 April 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5% to 5% Change at Combined Interest Level
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 |
Below Threshold |
Below Threshold |
3,185,757 |
647,125 |
2,538,632 |
1.05% |
4.13% |
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 |
| 3,185,757 |
5.18% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
- Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
10. Name of the Proxy holder:
See Section 4
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:
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 61,475,855.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420