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RNS Number : 0830A
Britvic plc
01 October 2009
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Britvic PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments no
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 no
effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no
Other (please specify): no
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Standard Life Investments Ltd
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 30 September 2009
is crossed or reached):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8%
8: Notified Details
Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shareIf possible use ISIN code GB00B0N8QD54
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights
17,341,293 17,341,293
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of
voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
17,326,712 4,605,704 12,721,008 2.125% 5.868%
Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion period/date No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument Percentage of voting rights
exercised/converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
17,326,712 7.993%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: John Price, Company Secretary, Britvic plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1245 504126
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