REG-Britvic plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 01/10/2009

com:20091001:RnsA0830A
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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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