Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6331S

Royal Mail PLC

18 March 2016

 

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Royal Mail plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	Correction				√
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		N/A - see "Additional Information" below
6. Date on which issuer notified:		N/A - see "Additional Information" below
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Reduction from above 8% to nil

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Royal Mail 1p Ordinary shares GB00BDVZYZ77

84,437,195

84,437,195

0

0

0

0

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

0

0

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		n/a
13. Additional information:	This notification is being issued to correct a notification issued on 28 October 2013 in relation to Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited's shareholding in Royal Mail plc.  As the Trustees do not have the right to vote except as instructed by Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan Participants, the Trustee's disclosable interest is, and always has been, nil.
14. Contact name:	Wendy Butcher
15. Contact telephone number:	01903 833375

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA
Phone number & email	01903 833375 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
Contact address	Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA
Phone number & email	01903 833375 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
This notification is being issued to correct a notification issued on 28 October 2013 in relation to Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited's shareholding in Royal Mail plc.  As the Trustees do not have the right to vote except as instructed by Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan Participants, the Trustee's disclosable interest is, and always has been, nil.
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 

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