TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Mears Group PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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The Highclere (Jersey) International Investors Smaller Companies Fund
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB0005630420 |
2,608,333 |
2,608,333 |
2,608,333
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2,608,333 |
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2.984% |
0 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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Highclere International Investors LLP |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Highclere International Investors LLP ("Highclere") acts as an investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our "clients"). In acting for our clients, Highclere are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the nominee name of their custodian bank. |
14. Contact name:
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15. Contact telephone number:
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