SEA - 14th August 2009
Holding(s) in Company
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Carillion plc | |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
In-specie Transfer Out |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Schroders plc | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
13.08.09 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
14.08.09 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
16% - 15% | |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||
Class/type of Shares if possible using the 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 |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||||||
Ordinary GB0007365546 |
76,675,250 |
63,494,137 |
76,357,622 |
N/A |
63,176,509 |
N/A |
15.96% | |||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights | ||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||
Nominal |
Data | |||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||
63,176,509 |
15.96% | |||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
Schroder Investment Management Limited 62,976,509 15.91% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 200,000 0.05% | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. |
14. Contact name: |
Taryn O'Donoghue |
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7658 6000 |
Notes to editors
Carillion is one of the UK’s leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.
In the UK, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.
In the Middle East, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group’s main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.
Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.
In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.
This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com
For further information contact
John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc 01902 316426



