Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7868W

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

21 August 2015

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Spire Healthcare Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                                YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )

Other (please specify):  Transfer of shares to 100% owned (in identical ratios) special purpose vehicle (Rozier Investments Limited Partnership)

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                                                                   19 August 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:                       21 August 2015 

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

Above 5%

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 ISIN: GB00BNLPYF73	18,877,582	18,877,582			22,412,000		5.5879%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
22,412,000	5.5879%

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

See Schedule A

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:                     

14. Contact name:

Anthony Dand, Interim Deputy Secretary, Spire Healthcare Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 44 (0)20 7427 9092

SCHEDULE A

As of 19 August 2015

Spire Healthcare Group plc

                                                                                                              Number of Shares          Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group of Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings              22,412,000                     5.588%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

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·     Capital Research and Management Company                    22,412,000                     5.588%

·     SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

 

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