Notification of Holding

RNS Number : 1774M

Fairpoint Group PLC

23 January 2009

 



FAIRPOINT PLC 

22 January 2009

1. Name of the issuer 

FAIRPOINT PLC 

2. Nature of notification 

Notification of transactions of Directors/Persons discharging managerial responsibility and connected persons 

3. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares 

1P ORDINARY SHARES 

4. Holding 

9,730,635 representing 22.91% of the company 

5. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them 

VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED - 9,730,635 SHARES ON BEHALF OF HANOVER I MASTER FUND LP 

6. Notification 

'Hanover I Master Fund LP ('HMF') has, as a connected person of a director of Fairpoint (the 'Company'), previously notified its interest in 9,730,635 1P ORDINARY SHARES (the 'Shares') of the Company. HMF hereby gives further notice that, in line with standard market practice, the Shares are subject to a charge in favour of a prime broker (UBS AG) under the terms of a customary prime brokerage agreement. This notification is made in light of the FSA's statement of 9 January 2009 relating to the disclosure obligations of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and their connected persons who grant security over their shareholdings in an issuer.' 

7. Date issuer informed of transaction 

22 January 2009 

8. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

Michael Smith 02077668408 

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making 

Notification 

Date of notification 

22 January 2009 

 

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