TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Swallowfield plc
2 Reason for the notification (delete as appropriate):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
SFM UK Management LLP, SFM UK Holdings Limited, Soros Fund Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
12 August 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 August 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10%, 11% and 12%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
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GB0008667304 |
1,653,000 |
1,653,000 |
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Class/type of shares
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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N/A |
N/A |
2,103,000 |
N/A |
12.46% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
2,103,000 |
12.46% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Soros Fund Management LLC is a parent undertaking of SFM UK Holdings Limited, which is a parent undertaking of SFM UK Management LLP.
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: N/A
14. Contact name: Jade Cornell
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7758 4800