NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
17 MARCH 2014
Pets at Home Group Plc
Voting rights and capital
In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Pets at Home Group Plc (the "Company") announces that on 17 March 2014:
· it has 500,000,000 issued ordinary shares of £0.01 each admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company;
· it does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury; and
· accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 500,000,000.
The total voting rights figure (500,000,000) may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Pets at Home Group Plc Nick Wood, Chief Executive Officer Ian Kellett, Chief Financial Officer Louise Stonier, Company Secretary
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Tel: +44 (0)161-486-3574
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Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada and Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction. The ordinary shares of Pets at Home Group Plc (the "Company") have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States except in transactions exempt from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with state law. There will be no public offer of the ordinary shares in the United States. The ordinary shares of the Company have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions.