Kesa Electricals plc - Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number:2633M
Kesa Electricals plc
22 January 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Kesa Electricals plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to Tocqueville Finance SA
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which 17 January 2008
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 January 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 3%
reached:
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares triggering transaction
If possible
use ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of
code shares voting rights shares voting rights
Direct
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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GB0033040113 15,886,711 15,886,711 15,742,711 15,742,711 2.972%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage
financial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of voting
instrument period/date exercised/converted) rights
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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15,742,711 2.972%
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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 proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional Notification using shares in issue figure of
information: 529,553,216

14 Contact name: Simon Enoch
Company Secretary - KESA Electricals plc
15. Contact
telephone name: 020 7269 1400

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