Holding(s) in Company
IWG plc
For filings with the FCA include the annex | Â | ||||||||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||||||||
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||||||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
IWG PLC | ||||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Â |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Â | ||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Â | ||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | ||||||||||
Other (please specify): | Â | Â | Â | ||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
 | FMR LLC | |||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
See Section 9 | ||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
13 January 2017 | ||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 January 2017 | ||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
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Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Â | Indirect xii | Direct | Â | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JE00BYVQYS0L |
45,871,672 | 45,871,672 | 46,221,672 | Â | 46,221,672 | Â | 5.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
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Expiration date xiii |
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Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
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% of voting rights |
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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 | Â | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominal | Â | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46,221,672 | 5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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Controlled Undertaking   FIAM LLC   Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company   FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED   FMR CO., INC   FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED   Grand Total  |
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Percentage Holding   1.07   1.10   0.27   1.73   0.84   5.01 |
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | Â | ||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold: | Â | |||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights: | Â | |||||
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13. Additional information: | Â | N/A | ||||
14. Contact name: | Sally-Ann Hatton | |||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
 fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148 |
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