Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5248W

Restaurant Group PLC

31 January 2012

 



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:

RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
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:	NewSmith Capital Partners LLP "NSCP LLP" NewSmith Asset Management LLP "NSAMLLP"
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Various - no individual Shareholder holds more than 3% of the shares in issue
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	27th January 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	31st January 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	<5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0YG1K06	8,518,146	8,518,146	<5%	<5%		<5%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	N/A	<5%	Nominal	Delta
					<5%	N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
<5%	<5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

NSCP LLP is the parent undertaking of NSAM LLP

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	NSAM LLP has a notifiable interest on the basis that it is the investment manager of a number of funds and managed accounts.  None of the underlying discretionary accounts hold more than 3% of the outstanding shares in issue.
14. Contact name:	Jonathan Lay
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7518 3732

 

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