Holding(s) in Company

Character Group PLC

19 February 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			The Character Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			Kiran Shah
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
Name			(a) Kiran Shah and (b) Sarissa Holdings Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			(a) London, UK (b) Jersey, Channel Islands
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			15 February 2024
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			16 February 2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	10.01%	0%		10.01%	1,928,766
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code		Number of voting rights					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008976119		169,472		1,759,294			0.88%		9.13%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		1,928,766					10.01%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
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
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1						N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash Settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2				N/A

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
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
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
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder			N/A
The number and % of voting rights held			N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held			N/A
11. Additional information
Place of completion	London, UK
Date of completion	15 February 2024

 

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