Ladbrokes plc Holding(s) in Company (1617C)

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RNS Number : 1617C

Ladbrokes plc

14 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Ladbrokes 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                                                12 January 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   14 January 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                   Below 5% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 voting      % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares     rights                rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting 
                                Rights 
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                                                          Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                          (xi)      (xii) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  -------  -----------  --------  --------- 
                                             Below        Below                 Below 
   GB00B0ZSH635   46,289,894   46,289,894     5%           5%                    5% 
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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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 Below 5%                                    Below 5% 
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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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 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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                                                          We no longer have a notifiable 
  13. Additional information:                              interest. 
 
                                                           This notification states 
                                                           that Prudential plc have 
                                                           fallen below a 5% notification 
                                                           threshold due to 
                                                           Jackson National Asset Management 
                                                           LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                           of Prudential plc's positions 
                                                           being aggregated with effect 
                                                           from 2(nd) June 2014. 
 
                                                           Previously Prudential plc 
                                                           were exempted from aggregation 
                                                           requirements (Rule 5.4.4 
                                                           DTR) which no longer applies 
                                                           following legal advice and 
                                                           this was confirmed to the 
                                                           FCA on 2(nd) June 2014. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                                           M&G Investment Management 
                                                           Limited 
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                                                          020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 
 15. Contact telephone number:                             2979 
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