Optimal Payments PLC Holding(s) in Company (0988A)

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RNS Number : 0988A

Optimal Payments PLC

17 December 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               Optimal Payments 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                   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                                                                    No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                          Kames Capital 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                         15/12/2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           17/12/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                       4% 
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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        Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                 of               of                   of shares     rights 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  -------------------  ------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                      Direct        Direct          Indirect    Direct       Indirect 
-------------    -----  ------  -------  ------      ------------  --------------  ----------  -----------  -------------- 
 GB0034264548     7,334,983          7,334,983         4,219,823      4,219,823     1,858,628     2.59%          1.14% 
               ---------------  -------------------  ------------  --------------  ----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument              date             Conversion Period                 rights that may            rights 
                                                                             be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
----------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 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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 CFD                                                                          75,452              Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                     0.05% 
-------------    -----  ------  -------  ------      ----------    ------  ------  ----------    ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           6,153,903                                                       3.78% 
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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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   Kames Capital:- 
   Kames Capital Plc 
   Kames Capital Management Ltd 
   Kames Capital ICVC 
   Kames Capital VCIC 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     Kames Capital 
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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:                                            IMS Supervisor / Manager 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     0131 549 3706 
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