Flybe Group PLC TR1 Notification (9190Z)

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RNS Number : 9190Z

Flybe Group PLC

16 December 2014

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying   Flybe Group PLC 
  issuer of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments         no 
  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        no 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       no 
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 Other (please specify):                                                no 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to 
  the notification 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if      Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
  different from 3.):                     plc - 24,225,400 
                                          Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                          - 3,972,700 
                                          All shares are registered in the 
                                          name of Nortrust Nominess Ltd A/c 
                                          Aberfrth 
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 5. Date of the transaction (and date                12/12/2014 
  on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                   12/12/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                           13% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of share If possible                 GB00B4QMVR10 
  use ISIN code 
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 Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares                      Number of voting rights 
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             26,902,606                           26,902,606 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares          Number of voting rights      Percentage of 
                                                        voting rights 
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                            Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------------  -----------  -------------  -------  --------- 
       28,198,100            n/a        28,198,100     n/a      13.02 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion       No. of voting       Percentage of 
     instrument                             period/date            rights that         voting rights 
                                                                 may be acquired 
                                                                (if the instrument 
                                                               exercised/converted) 
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        N/A                N/A                 N/A                     N/A                 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                 Nominal      Delta 
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 N/A                 N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A                   N/A         N/A 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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       28,198,100                     13.02 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Aberforth 
  Partners LLP 
 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder     N/A 
  will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease    N/A 
  to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    0131 220 0733 
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