Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1481A

Bilby PLC

07 September 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Bilby 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						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Ruffer LLP
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			03 September 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			05 September 2018
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	8%	0%		8%	40,290,027
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

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)
GB00BV9GHQ09		3,500,000		0			8%		0%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		3,500,000					8%
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
N/A		N/A	N/A			N/A			N/A
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			N/A			N/A
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
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A	N/A
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			N/A	N/A

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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
Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 3,500,000 shares (8% of the voting rights) of Bilby Plc which are held by the discretionary clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which is all controlled by Ruffer LLP). This change from less than 5% to 8% is due to the purchase by Ruffer LLP of 3,500,000 shares on 3 September 2018.

Place of completion	Ruffer LLP
Date of completion	05/09/18

Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed with the FCA only)
A: Identity of the person subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)		Ruffer LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		80 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		020 7963 8146
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)		Louise Stanway, Compliance Officer
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name		Ruffer LLP
Contact address		80 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		020 7963 8146
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)		Louise Stanway, Compliance Officer
C: Additional information
Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 3,500,000 shares (8% of the voting rights) of Bilby Plc which are held by the discretionary clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which is all controlled by Ruffer LLP). This change from less than 5% to 8% is due to the purchase by Ruffer LLP of 3,500,000 shares on 3 September 2018.

Please send the completed form together with this annex to the FCA at the following email

address: [e-mail]. Please send in Microsoft Word format if possible.

 

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