Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0072F

Numis Corporation PLC

15 February 2018

 

NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ("NUMIS")

15 FEBRUARY 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			NUMIS CORPORATION 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			Aktieselskabet af 1.3.2017
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Brande, Denmark
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			14/02/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			15/02/2018
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	15.25%			15.25%	107,877,448
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	12.47%			12.47%	107,877,448

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)
GB00B05M6465		16,453,613					15.25%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		16,453,613					15.25%
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
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

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
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)				X
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
Anders Holch Povlsen	15.26%		15.26%
Heartland A/S	15.26%		15.26%
Brightfolk A/S	15.26%		15.26%
Aktieselskabet af 1.3.2017	15.25%		15.25%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Brande, Denmark
Date of completion	15/02/2018

The total number of Numis shares held in Treasury is 10,561,088 (9.79%), the number of ordinary shares in issue remains the same and the total number of voting rights in the company is 107,877,448 which is the number which may be used by the shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

These details have been provided in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

Contacts

Alex Ham and Ross Mitchinson Co-CEOs                                      020 7260 1245

Andrew Holloway - Chief Financial Officer                                       020 7260 1266

Brunswick:

Nick Cosgrove                                                                                  020 7404 5959

Simone Selzer                                                                                  020 7404 5959

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser):        

Philip Secrett                                                                                      020 7728 2578

Jen Clarke                                                                                          020 7865 2411

Harrison J Clarke                                                                                020 7184 4384

 

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