Fairpoint Group Announcements

RNS Number : 4611I Fairpoint Group PLC 19 November 2008  
 

 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
 Fairpoint Group plc
 

 
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 yes
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
 
Other (please specify):______________
 
 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
 Capital Group International, Inc
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
 
 
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

 14 November 2008

 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

 17 November 2008

 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 Below 8%
 
 

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN code
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
Number of shares

Indirect
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
 
Direct
 
Indirect
 
Direct
 
Indirect

Ordinary Shares
 
3,621,776 

 
3,621,776
3,385,431 
 

 

 
3,385,431

 
 
7.9717%
 
 
 

B: 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 exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights
 N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights

 
3,385,431

 

7.9717%
 
 
 

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:
 
 
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:
 
 
15. Contact telephone number:
 
 
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
 
 
As of 14 November 2008
 
Fairpoint Group plc
 
                                                                                                                                    Number of       Percent of                                                                                                                                          Shares    Outstanding
 
 
Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") holdings                                                        3,385,431           7.972%
 
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:          
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                                                   2,736,380            6.443%
   Capital Guardian International (Non-U.S.) Small Capitalization Master   Fund
  Capital International Limited                                                                                         609,600             1.435%

   Capital International, Inc.                                                                                                39,451             0.093%
 
 
 
 
 
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