Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4541Y

Non-Standard Finance PLC

05 December 2017

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Non-Standard Finance 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			Aberforth Partners LLP
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, UK
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			Nortrust Nominees Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			4 December 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			5 December 2017
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	10.11%	0.00		10.11%	316,118,609
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.06%	0.00		5.06%

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)
GB00BRJ6JV17		NIL		31,968,412			NIL		10.11%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		31,968,412					10.11%
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
			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
					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
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
N/A

Place of completion	Edinburgh, UK
Date of completion	5 December 2017

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)		Aberforth Partners LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		The Broadgate Tower, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		0131-220-0733 / 0735
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)		David Holland
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name		David Holland
Contact address		14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
E-Mail		[e-mail]
Phone number / Fax number		0131-220-0733 / 0735
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
None

 

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