Notification of major interest in shares

RNS Number : 2069B

ConvaTec Group PLC

31 March 2017

 

TR1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			CONVATEC GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				ü
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		NORDIC CAPITAL VI LIMITED NORDIC CAPITAL VII LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		CIDRON HEALTHCARE TOPCO LIMITED CIDRON HEALTHCARE CO-INVEST LIMITED CIDRON HEALTHCARE CO-INVEST II LIMITED
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		31 MARCH 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		31 MARCH 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 17%

 

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 £0.10 EACH

849,181,983

849,181,983

N/A

314,158,828

N/A

16.10%

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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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

314,158,828

16.10%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Nordic Capital VI Limited is the General Partner of Nordic Capital VI Alpha, L.P. and Nordic Capital VI Beta, L.P. (Fund VI) and is responsible for managing Fund VI. Nordic Capital VII Limited is the General Partner of Nordic Capital VII Alpha, L.P. and Nordic Capital VII Beta, L.P. (Fund VII) and is responsible for managing Fund VII. Fund VI and Fund VII hold shares in Cidron Healthcare Topco Limited (Topco). Topco in turn holds one management share in each of Cidron Healthcare Co-invest Limited and Cidron Healthcare Co-invest II Limited.
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:	This disclosure has been calculated based on issued share capital of 1,951,472,651 shares as disclosed by ConvaTec Group Plc in its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016
14. Contact name:	LYNDA ELLIOTT
15. Contact telephone number:	+ 44 1534 605105

 

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