TR1 - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 0582Q

Pets At Home Group Plc

12 June 2015

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

KKR MY BEST FRIEND LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

KKR EUROPEAN FUND III, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

12 JUNE 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 JUNE 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

PREVIOUS HOLDING WAS ABOVE 37% HOLDING HAS GONE BELOW 20%

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

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

186,616,538

186,616,538

99,372,190

99,372,190

0

19.9

0

GB00BJ62K685

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

99,372,190

19.9

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

KKR MY BEST FRIEND LIMITED IS THE DIRECT HOLDER OF 99,372,190 ORDINARY SHARES OF PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC. KKR EUROPEAN FUND III, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNS A MAJORITY INTEREST IN KKR MY BEST FRIEND LIMITED AND IS A FUND MANAGED AND ADVISED BY KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

SUSANNA BERGER

15. Contact telephone number:

TEL: + 44 207 839 9800

 

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