TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Dart Group Plc |
2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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 notification obligation: |
Schroders plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
02.03.10
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
03.03.10 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
14% - 15% |
8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary
GB00B1722W11 |
23,817,647 |
20,067,647 |
25,917,647 |
N/A |
21,917,647 |
N/A |
15.522% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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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 |
21,917,647 |
15.522% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Schroder Investment Management Limited 21,917,647 15.522%
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements |
14 Contact name:
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Chris Melrose |
15. Contact telephone name:
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020 7658 6000 |