REG-Hardide PLC Holding(s) in Company
Released: 22/03/2007
RNS Number:5052T
Hardide PLC
22 March 2007
Hardide plc
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
Hardide plc
2. Reason for the notification
Other:
Notification under DTR Rule 5.8.3R
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Allianz SE
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Allianz Cornhill Insurance PLC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22 March 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
.................
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction (vi)
Number of Number of voting Rights
shares (viii)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights
Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi)
GB00B069T034 6,589,332 6,589,332 4.49%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
(xiv)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
6,589,332 4.49%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Allianz SE is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc
("Cornhill"). The shares in Cornhill are held by Allianz UK Limited, which is a
direct subsidiary of Allianz Europe Limited ("Allianz Europe") which is itself a
66.66% owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. The other 33.33% of shares in Allianz
Europe are owned by Allianz Lebensvericherungs AG ("Allianz Leben"), a direct
subsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ("Jota"), which is itself a direct
subsidiary of Allianz SE.
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:
Irina Daniel/James Wall
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7475 5617/020 7475 2194
Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities):
Allianz SE
Contact address (registered office for legal entities):
Koniginastrasse 28, 80802 Munich, Germany
Phone number:
+49 89 38 00 00
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):
.................
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited
Contact address:
30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7PG
Phone number:
020 7623 8000
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):
subsidiary
C: Additional information :
.................
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