Charles Taylor Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMCTR 
 
For filings with the FSA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                    CHARLES TAYLOR PLC 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached:ii 
 
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     Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies 
notification obligation:iii 
 
                                         Registered Holder: 
 
 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)           Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
                                                                               2,630,000 
 
                                         Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V. 
 
                                                                               4,250,000 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on 
which the threshold is crossed or                                      2nd December 2014 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      3rd December 2014 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or   16% to 15% Change at Combined Indirect Interest 
reached: vi, vii                                                                   Level 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
of           to the triggering 
shares       transaction 
 
 
if possible  Number                 Number        Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights 
using        of                     of            of shares rights                  x 
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting 
CODE                                Rights 
                                                  Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect 
 
Ordinary 
shares 
 
             6,930,000              6,930,000     6,880,000 NIHIL     6,880,000     NIHIL   15.97% 
ISIN: 
 
GB0001883718 
 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of        Expiration            Exercise/               Number of voting             % of voting 
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be           rights 
instrument                                                   acquired if the 
                                                             instrument is 
                                                             exercised/ converted. 
 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of       Exercise price        Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting rights    % of voting 
financial                           date xvii   Conversion  instrument refers to       rights xix, xx 
instrument                                      period 
                                                xviii 
                                                                                       Nominal Delta 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
 
6,880,000                                  15.97% 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by 
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled 
undertakings: 
 
 
 
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.: 
 
* Delta Lloyd N.V. 
 
* DLAM Holding B.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.) 
 
* Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of DLAM Holding B.V.) 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              See Section 4 
 
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:      Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 
 
                                 43,075,272 (2 December 2014) 
 
 
14. Contact name:                            A. M. Joustra, Delta Lloyd Asset Management 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                         [phone] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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