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: |
McBride plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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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 the notification obligation: |
Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Registered Holder: |
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Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav |
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5,589,174 |
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Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V. |
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10,537,500 |
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Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering N.V. |
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11,200,000 |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
10th January 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
11th January 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
14% to 15% Change at Combined Indirect Interest Level |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary Shares |
27,000,000 |
27,000,000 |
27,326,674 |
Nil |
27,326,674 |
Nil |
15.00% |
GB0005746358 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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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 |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% 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 |
27,326,674 |
15.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delts Lloyd Asset Management N.V. with the following chain of controlled undertakings;
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.: · Delts Lloyd N.V. · DLAM Holding B.V. · Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
See Section 4 |
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: |
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 182,209,309 |
14. Contact name: |
E.R. wichards, Delta Lloyd Asset Management |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+31 (0)20 594 2327 |