De La Rue PLC Holding(s) in Company (6022D)

TIDMDLAR TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 6022D

De La Rue PLC

30 January 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                De La Rue plc 
  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) subject                                            Prudential plc group of companies 
  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 and date                                                   28 January 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                     29 January 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      14% - 13% 
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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 of   Situation previous                     Resulting situation after the triggering 
 shares           to the triggering                      transaction 
                  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                    (x) 
                  Shares               Voting 
                                       Rights 
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                                                        Direct           Direct         Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)           (xii) 
--------------    ----  -----  ----  ----  ---  -----  ---------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  --------------- 
 GB00B3DGH821        14,155,345         14,155,345        14,152,198      14,152,198       0        13.99%           0 
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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         Exercise/                    Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)        Conversion Period            rights that may                rights 
                                             (xiv)                        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 rights 
 financial          price        date (xvii)      Conversion              rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period                  refers to 
                                                  (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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 14,152,198                                                        13.99% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Prudential plc (parent Company) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) 
 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 will                                                        N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                         N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 James Todd / Poonam Stammers 
                                                                    M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     020 7548 2293 / 020 3480 6135 
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Ed Peppiatt

Company Secretary

01256 605343

30 January 2015

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