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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Fevertree Drinks Plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC on behalf of the accounts listed in Exhibit B
Teachers Advisors, LLC on behalf of the funds listed in Exhibit C
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
See Number 3 |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
15 February 2017 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
17 February 2017 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
3% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB00BRJ9BJ26 |
Less than 3% |
Less than 3% |
3,469,860 |
3,469,860 |
0 |
3.011% |
0% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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3,469,860 |
3.011% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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The College Retirement Equities Fund ("CREF") hereby informs you that on February 15, 2017 we bought 23,932 shares of Fevertree Drinks Plc bringing the total shares owned to 2,217,342. CREF owns these shares through two of its investment accounts, the Global Equities Account and CREF Stock Account. It is our understanding the total voting shares outstanding of Fevertree Drinks Plc is 115,240,896, bringing CREF's ownership in Fevertree Drinks Plc to a 1.924% level.
For your information, CREF is a U.S. based investment company, which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). CREF has multiple investment accounts, each with separate investment objectives and policies. All assets in the accounts are beneficially owned by CREF, and all the accounts are managed by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser.
Additionally, affiliates of CREF on February 15, 2017 bought 107,395 shares bringing the total owned by such affiliates to 1,252,518 shares of Fevertree Drinks Plc. These holdings are owned by mutual funds which are investment portfolios of the TIAA-CREF Funds ("Funds"). The Funds are an SEC registered investment company and the Funds are managed by Teachers Advisors, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser that is affiliated with TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC. A total of 3,469,860 or 3.011% of the outstanding voting shares of Fevertree Drinks Plc are owned, in aggregate, by CREF and these affiliated funds. Because Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC follow the same policies when voting on behalf of CREF and the Funds, we are aggregating the holdings for purposes of this form.
(See Exhibits A, B and C)
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC/ Teachers Advisors, LLC |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
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14. Contact name: |
Stuart R. Brunet |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
+1-415-882-3711 |
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