Flybe Group PLC Notifications of Major Interests in Shares (1672D)

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RNS Number : 1672D

Flybe Group PLC

26 January 2015

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 
 
    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 the notification 
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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 votinq riqhts are attached 
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  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a 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                                  Aberforth Partners LLP 
   to notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3): 
                                                                                                           Shareholder 
 
                                                                                                                Shares 
 
                                                                                     Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
                                                                                                        pie 24,225,400 
 
                                                                                     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                                                                                             3,927,566 
 
 
                                                                                 All shares are registered in the name 
                                                                                of Nortrust Nominees Ltd Ale Aberforth 
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 5. Date of transaction (and date on                                 22/01/2015 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached if different) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   23/01/2015 
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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     Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
  of shares      to the triggering 
                 transaction 
  If possible 
  use ISIN 
  code 
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 Number       Number of        Number         Number of voting rights                           % of voting rights 
  of shares    voting rights    of shares 
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    Direct Indirect                                                                             Direct Indirect 
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 Ordinary 28,198,100 28,198,100 28,152,966 N/A 28,152,966 N/A 12.99 
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial  Expiration date  Exercise/    No. of voting rights   % of voting 
  instrument                          conversion   that may be acquired   rights 
                                      period       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

 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial  Expiration  Expiration  Exercise/    No. of voting rights  % of voting rights 
  instrument         price       date        conversion   instrument refers 
                                             period       to 
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 N/A                N/A         N/A         N/A          N/A                   Nominal 1% 
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                                                                               N/A IN/A 
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Total (A+B+C)

 
Number of votina rights  Percentage of voting rights 
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 28,152,966              12.99 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:                           N/A 
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease  N/A 
 to hold: 
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold    N/A 
 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 name:   0131 220 0733 
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