Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9013U

Volution Group plc

12 April 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii Volution 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: iii Baillie Gifford & Co 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 08 April 2016 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 April 2016 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 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 x Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect Ordinary Share GB00BN3ZZ526 Below 5% Below 5% 11,343,105 5.67% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Conversion period xviii Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx N/A Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 11,343,105 5.67% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [1,056,388:0.53%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [3,672,336:1.84%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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: 14. Contact name: Gillian Wright 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 275 3041

 

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