Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: C&C Group PLC |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify): |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: |
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Name: M&G Investment Funds (3) |
City and country of registered office (if applicable): London, England |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMIQ |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 21 July 2016 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 July 2016 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: See item 12 |
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8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2) |
Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
2.96% |
N/A |
2.96% |
316,226,688 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
3.08% |
N/A |
3.08% |
323,896,677 |
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9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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ORD EUR0.01 IE00B010DT83
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9,385,000 |
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2.96% |
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SUBTOTAL A |
9,385,000 |
2.96% |
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B.1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B.2 |
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10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.
[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
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Name |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] |
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12. Additional information: With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds (3) is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separately disclosed. This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares identified in this notification.
Therefore the 2.96% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 3.72% being disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it.
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Completed in London on 22 July 2016