Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0349V

Pets At Home Group Plc

28 November 2019

 

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:			Pets At Home Group 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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Morgan Stanley
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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:			25/11/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			27/11/2019
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	0.28%	4.96%		5.24%	500,000,000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below 3%	Below 3%		Below 3%

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)

GB00BJ62K685

1,421,075

0.28%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

1,421,075

0.28%

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

Right of recall over securities lending agreements

at any time

at any time

2,363,974

0.47%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

2,363,974

0.47%

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

Equity Swap

09/01/2020

at any time

Cash

8,709,751

1.74%

Equity Swap

03/04/2020

at any time

Cash

1,577,897

0.32%

Equity Swap

22/06/2020

at any time

Cash

277,671

0.06%

Equity Swap

11/09/2020

at any time

Cash

79,117

0.02%

Equity Swap

28/09/2020

at any time

Cash

1,800,000

0.36%

Equity Swap

06/04/2021

at any time

Cash

26,428

0.01%

Equity Swap

11/07/2024

at any time

Cash

2,399,936

0.48%

Equity Swap

14/05/2027

at any time

Cash

7,568,023

1.51%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

22,438,823

4.49%

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

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

Morgan Stanley International Limited

Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

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

Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 1,421,075 (0.28%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.

Place of completion	Glasgow
Date of completion	27/11/2019

 

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