Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1503L

Benchmark Holdings PLC

07 January 2016

 

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Benchmark Holdings plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 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 effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		INVE B.V.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		31/12/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		05/01/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ord GBP 0.001

0

0

32,396,158

32,396,158

6.84%

GB00BGHPT808

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

32,396,158

6.84%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc RFS Holdings B.V. RBS Holdings N.V. The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. Alternative Investment Fund B.V. Herge Holding B.V. (formerly INVE B.V.)
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:	This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figure of 473,907,337 disclosed in the issuer's Regulatory Announcement dated 31st December 2015.  Alternative Investment Fund B.V. (wholly owned by RBS Group plc) owns 63% of the share capital in INVE B.V. Therefore, AIF owns 63% of INVE's total holding of 32, 396,158 Benchmark Holdings plc shares.
14. Contact name:	Richard Hopkins
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 672 0354

 

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