Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5435S

M. P. Evans Group PLC

21 December 2016

 

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: ii				MP Evans Group 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					X
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple portfolios
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		19 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		16% of voting rights attached to shares

 

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

GB0007538100

8,898,539

8,898,539

8,942,649

8,942,649

16.04%

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

Rights to recall lent shares

5,890

0.01%

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,948,539

16.05%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (16.05%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:	This notification is due to crossing above the 16% voting right threshold of voting rights attached to shares due to stock having been issued out on loan now having been recalled. The total holding including the right to recall lent shares is also above the 16% threshold.
14. Contact name:	Martin Reid
15. Contact telephone number:	01224 404253

 

 

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