Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8813W

Cineworld Group plc

17 November 2017

 

17 November 2017

HOLDING IN COMPANY

Following the allotment and issue of ordinary shares as part consideration for the acquisition by Cineworld Group plc (the "Company") of five Empire cinemas from Cinema Holdings Limited, the Company has been notified that Global City Holdings N.V.'s ("GCH") shareholding in the Company had been reduced from 28.14% to 27.98% of the total voting rights of the Company as set out below.  The number of ordinary shares held by GCH is unchanged at 76,626,344 as set out below.

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Cineworld Group plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

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)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Global City Holdings N.V.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Rotterdam, Netherlands

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

N/A

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

N/A

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

1 September 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

17 November 2017

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 of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

27.98

Nil

27.98

273,880,558

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

28.14

Nil

28.14

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B15FWH70

76,626,344

Nil

27.98

Nil

SUBTOTAL 8. A

76,626,344

27.98

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

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

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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) issuerxiii				X
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv	% 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 informationxvi
Figures are based on the total number of voting rights as at 31 August 2017 announced by the Company on 1 September 2017.

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	17 November 2017

 

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