Flybe Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (3881N)

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RNS Number : 3881N

Flybe Group PLC

15 May 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      Flybe Group PLC 
  or 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)               The Wellcome Trust 
  subject to the notification                  Limited, 
  obligation: (iii)                   as Trustee of The Wellcome 
                                                Trust 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)               As above 
  (if different from 3.): 
  (iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                 13th May 2015 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                    14th May 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                             5% 
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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                 Resulting situation after 
  of                previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares            to the triggering 
                    transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
----------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number       Number       Number of               % of voting 
                    of           of           of           voting                  rights (x) 
                    Shares       Voting       shares       rights 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                             Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                           (xi)         (xii) 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
  ORD 1P 
   GB00B4QMVR10    10,696,200   10,696,200   11,916,200   11,916,200              5.50 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (xiv)         may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
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       11,916,200                  5.50 
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