Marston's PLC Holding(s) in Company (2282Z)

TIDMMARS

RNS Number : 2282Z

Marston's PLC

09 December 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 Marston's PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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                                   Yes 
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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) subject              The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               See 9 
  (if different from 3.): 
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                                                         5 December 2014 
   5. Date of the transaction and date 
   on 
   which the threshold is crossed 
   or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       8 December 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                        Above 6% 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type                Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                        to the triggering                                           transaction 
  shares                       transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                      Number              Number                                        Number of voting           % of voting 
                        of                  of                     Number                     rights                  rights 
                      Shares              Voting                  of shares 
                                          Rights 
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                                                          Direct      Indirect      Direct       Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
---------------    ---  --------  ------  ------  -----  -------  ---------------  -------  -----------------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
 7.375p 
 (GB00B1JQDM80)     34,173,328          10,080,836                   34,423,328                 10,156,356               6.0061% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                          Number of voting 
   Type of financial       Expiration        Exercise/                     rights that may                    % of voting 
   instrument              date              Conversion Period             be                                 rights 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of             Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting                    % of voting rights 
  financial           price          date            Conversion      rights instrument 
  instrument                                         period          refers to 
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 N/A                                                                                                       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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                           10,156,356                                                         6.0061% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                         Number of shares   Percent of Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") 
  holdings 
  Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:               34,423,328                   6.006% 
 -- Capital Research and Management Company                    34,423,328                   6.006% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Anne-Marie Brennan 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01902 329163 
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