Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0404O

Safestyle UK PLC

15 May 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Safestyle UK plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Alantra Partners, S.A.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Madrid, Spain
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			EQMC Europe Development Capital Fund Plc Mercer QIF Common Contractual Fund
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			April 19th, 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			April 23th 2018
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)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	18.44%	0 %		18.44%	82,789,080
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
JE00BGP63272		0		15,266,125			0		18.44%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		15,266,125					18,44%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				x
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% 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
Alantra Partners, S.A.	18.44%	0%	15,266,125
Alantra EQMC Asset Management, SGIIC, S.A.	18.44%	0%	15,266,125
EQMC Europe Development Capital Fund, Plc	14.37%	0%	12,000,698
Mercer QIF Common Contractual Fund	4.07%	0%	3,265,427
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
As a consequence of the substitution of the investment manager of EQMC EUROPE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL FUND, PLC ("EQMC") and the sub-investment manager of MERCER INVESTMENT FUND 2 (a sub-fund of MERCER QIF COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND), together with EQMC the "Funds", (previously Alantra Asset Management, SGIIC, S.A.), ALANTRA EQMC ASSET MANAGEMENT SGIIC, S.A. ("ALANTRA EQMC") is the new investment manager of the Funds. From now on, ALANTRA EQMC as investment manager and sub-investment manager may exercise the voting rights of the shares of Safestyle UK plc held by the Funds. EQMC holds 14.50%, while the percentage of the voting rights held by the sub-fund is 3.94%. This notification intends to cover the notification obligation of the Funds.

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