De La Rue PLC Holding(s) in Company (1791Z)

TIDMDLAR TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 1791Z

De La Rue PLC

08 December 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                   De La Rue plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                              X 
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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)                                                     Prudential plc group of companies 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                            05 December 2014 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                               08 December 2014 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                       15% - 14% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number           Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                          of               of shares         voting                    rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting                             rights 
                                             Rights 
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                                                              Direct           Direct         Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
                                                                                (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00B3DGH821          15,276,540             15,276,540        15,006,396      15,006,396       0        14.84%         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            Expiration                Exercise/                        Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                       rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                                acquired if 
                                                                                the 
                                                                                instrument 
                                                                                is 
                                                                                exercised/ 
                                                                                converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/                      Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion                     rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period                         refers to                   xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                           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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 15,006,396                                                       14.84% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Prudential plc (parent Company) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G 
   Limited) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned 
   subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                                    N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                                  N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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