Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0136U

NewRiver Retail Limited

24 July 2015

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				NewRiver Retail Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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
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):	EGM and placing approval				X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Woodford Investment Management LLP ("Woodford")
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Clients of Woodford
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		17.07.15
6. Date on which issuer notified:		23.07.15
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10 - 14% (inclusive)

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

GG00B4Z05859

7,933,418

7,933,418

26,283,418

26,283,418

14.6

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

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

26,283,418

14.6%

 

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