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: |
New River Retail Ltd |
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): |
Increase in total voting rights |
X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Bank of Montreal |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See Box 9 below |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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17th July 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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20 July 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
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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GG00B4Z05859
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7,137,424 |
7,137,424 |
7,137,424 |
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7,137,424 |
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3.97% |
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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 |
7,137,424 |
3.97%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Bank of Montreal is the parent company of the BMO Financial Group. The following controlled undertakings each hold voting rights of 3% or more of the issuer. All controlled undertaking(s) as detailed are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Bank of Montreal. Controlled undertakings can exercise voting rights independently.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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Bank of Montreal |
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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Based on TVR of 179,748,111 as confirmed by company's announcement on 17th July 2015 |
14 Contact name:
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Vik Sharma, BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), Part of BMO Financial Group |
15. Contact telephone name:
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0131 718 1094 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.