Frasers Group plc received the following TR-1 notification on 19 September 2023 after the cut off time for RNS announcements. It should be noted that the Total Voting Rights figure used in calculating the percentage holdings does not reflect the share buyback which took place on 19 September and was announced earlier today
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00B1QH8P22
Issuer Name
FRASERS GROUP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments; An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Michael James Wallace Ashley
City of registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
Name |
City of registered office |
Country of registered office |
Mash Holdings Limited
|
Burnham
|
United Kingdom
|
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
18-Sep-2023
6. Date on which Issuer notified
19-Sep-2023
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)
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Total number of voting rights held in issuer
|
|
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
72.482919 |
0.650820 |
73.133739 |
333032667 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
72.463491 |
0.518921 |
72.982412 |
|
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)
|
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
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Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
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% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
GB00B1QH8P22
|
|
330069000 |
|
72.482919 |
Sub Total 8.A
|
330069000 |
72.482919% |
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument
|
Expiration date
|
Exercise/conversion period
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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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B1
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|
|
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period
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Physical or cash settlement
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Number of voting rights
|
% of voting rights
|
Derivative (spread bet)
|
|
|
Physical |
963667 |
0.211621 |
Sold put option
|
December 2023 |
|
Physical |
2000000 |
0.439199 |
Sub Total 8.B2
|
|
2963667 |
0.650820% |
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling person
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Name of controlled undertaking
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
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% 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
|
Michael James Wallace Ashley
|
|
|
0.211621 |
0.211621% |
Michael James Wallace Ashley
|
Mash Holdings Limited
|
5.832895 |
0.439199 |
6.272094% |
Michael James Wallace Ashley
|
Mash Beta Limited
|
66.650024 |
|
66.650024% |
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
19-Sep-2023
13. Place Of Completion
London