Thorntons PLC Holding(s) in Company (8620R)

TIDMTHT TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 8620R

Thorntons PLC

01 July 2015

 
 
 TR-1 : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 Thorntons 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                      29 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        30 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                        Below 5% 
  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 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        rights                   (x) 
                  Shares         Voting              shares 
                                 Rights 
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                                                     Direct   Direct        Indirect   Direct          Indirect 
                                                               (xi)          (xii) 
--------------  ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ------------ 
                                                     Below 
 GB0008901935     4,109,742         4,109,742          5%      Below 5%                  Below 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 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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 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 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:                Pridential no longer have a notifiable 
                                             interest. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             01773 542384 
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