Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1753T

GB Group PLC

01 December 2011

 



GB GROUP PLC

("GB Group" or the "Company")

NOTICE OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES OF GB GROUP PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

……GB Group plc………..

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  X  )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (     )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (     )

Other (please specify) : (     )

………….

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

……… River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP ……..

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

....... ...................

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

……29/11/2011………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……30/11/2011………..

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

…… 5%………..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0006870611	5,335,213.00	5,335,213.00

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0006870611	5,235,213.00	5,235,213.00		4.907%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,235,213.00	4.907%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

……River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP ………..

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:

……………..

14. Contact name:

John Constantin, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01244 657 333

 

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