Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1607M

PPHE Hotel Group Limited

12 September 2019

 

12 September 2019

PPHE Hotel Group Limited

("PPHE Hotel Group" or the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

The Company announces that on 12 September 2019, it was notified of the following changes in shareholdings which result from a transfer between members of the concert party (the Concert Party) which, in aggregate, holds approximately 43.4% of the issued share capital of the Company.  The aggregate holding of the Concert Party remains unchanged following the transfer.

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:

PPHE Hotel Group Limited

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

X

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

Euro Plaza Holdings B.V.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

The Netherlands

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:

11/09/2019

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

12/09/2019

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

28.79%

0%

28.79%

42,398,188

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

27.21%

0%

27.21%

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)

GG00B1Z5FH87/PPH

12,207,843

28.79%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

12,207,843

28.79%

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
Mr Eli Papouchado
A.P.Y. Investments and Real Estate Ltd.
Red Sea Hotels Ltd.
Red Sea Club Ltd.
Southern- Moadon, Partnership
Southern Hotels Holding and Investment B.V.
Euro Plaza Holdings B.V.1	28.79%	0%	28.79%
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
1 Euro Plaza Holdings B.V. ("Euro Plaza") is an indirect wholly-owned Dutch incorporated subsidiary of A.P.Y. Investments & Real Estate Ltd ("APY"). As at the date hereof, 98% of the shares in APY are held by Eli Papouchado as trustee of an endowment created under Israeli law which he formed in 1998 (the "Endowment"). The primary beneficiaries of the Endowment are Eli Papouchado and his sons, Yoav Papouchado and Avner Papouchado, and the secondary beneficiaries are the children of Yoav and Avner. The remaining 2% of the shares in APY are held by Yoav and Avner Papouchado respectively (1% each). APY and its subsidiaries are part of an international construction, hotel and real estate group (the "Red Sea Group") that was founded by Eli Papouchado. Alongside Euro Plaza, Eli Papouchado is also deemed to be interested in: (a) 22,417 Ordinary Shares held by Red Sea Club Limited, an intermediate subsidiary of APY and holding company of Euro Plaza; and (b) 1,530,000 Ordinary Shares held by A.A. Papo Trust Company Limited, a company which is wholly-owned by Eli Papouchado, acting in its capacity as the sole trustee of an endowment whose main beneficiary is Eli Papouchado's daughter, Eliana Papouchado.

Place of completion	Herzliya 4672835, Israel
Date of completion	12/09/2019

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:			PPHE Hotel Group Limited
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
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			A.A. Papo Trust Company Limited (acting in its capacity as sole trustee of an endowment whose main beneficiary is Eliana Papouchado)
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Israel
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:			11/09/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12/09/2019
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	3.61%	0%		3.61%	42,398,188
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.19%	0%		5.19%

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)
GG00B1Z5FH87/PPH		1,530,000					3.61%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		1,530,000					3.61%
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
Mr Eli Papouchado
A.A. Papo Trust Company Limited1	3.61%	0%	3.61%
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
1 A.A. Papo Trust Company Limited ("AA") is a company which is wholly-owned by Eli Papouchado, acting in its capacity as the sole trustee of an endowment whose main beneficiary is Eli Papouchado's daughter, Eliana Papouchado. Alongside AA, Eli Papouchado is also deemed to be interested in: (a) 12,207,843 Ordinary Shares held by Euro Plaza Holdings B.V., and (b) 22,417 Ordinary Shares held by Red Sea Club Limited.

Place of completion	Herzliya 4672835, Israel
Date of completion	12/09/2019

Enquiries

PPHE Hotel Group Limited	[phone]
Daniel Kos, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director
Robert Henke, Executive Vice President of Commercial & Corporate Affairs
Tulchan	[phone]
Jessica Reid / David Allchurch

Notes to editors

PPHE Hotel Group Limited, is an international hospitality real estate company, with a £1.7 billion portfolio (valued as at summer of 2019) of primarily prime freehold and long leasehold assets in Europe.

PPHE Hotel Group's guiding principle is to generate attractive returns from operations and long-term capital appreciation.

Through its subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates it owns, co-owns, develops, leases, operates and franchises hospitality real estate. Its primary focus is full-service upscale, upper upscale and lifestyle hotels in major gateway cities and regional centres, as well as hotel, resort and campsite properties in select resort destinations.

PPHE Hotel Group benefits from having an exclusive and perpetual licence from the Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world's largest hotel groups, to develop and operate Park Plaza® branded hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In addition, PPHE Hotel Group wholly owns, and operates under, the art'otel® brand and its Croatian subsidiary owns, and operates under, the Arena Hotels & Apartments® and Arena Campsites® brands. This multi-brand approach enables PPHE Hotel Group to develop and operate properties across several segments of the hospitality market.

PPHE Hotel Group is one of the largest owner/operators of hotels in central London and its property portfolio comprises of 38 hotels and resorts in operation, offering a total of approximately 8,800 rooms and 8 campsites, offering approximately 6,000 units. PPHE Hotel Group's development pipeline includes two new hotels in London and one in New York City which are expected to add an additional 600 rooms by the end of 2022/2023.

PPHE Hotel Group is a Guernsey registered company with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250. PPHE Hotel Group also holds a controlling ownership interest in Arena Hospitality Group, whose shares are listed on the Prime market of the Zagreb Stock Exchange.

Company websites:

www.pphe.com 

www.arenahospitalitygroup.com

For reservations:

www.parkplaza.com

www.artotels.com

www.arenahotels.com 

www.arenacampsites.com 

For images and logos visit www.vfmii.com/parkplaza

 

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