Flybe Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (5163S)

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RNS Number : 5163S

Flybe Group PLC

08 July 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                               Flybe Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                      GB00B4QMVR10 
  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                         Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                  n/a 
  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                      n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    n/a 
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 Other (please                                                       n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 3 July 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    7 July 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        6% 
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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            rights                   rights (x) 
                  Shares          Voting           shares 
                                  Rights 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                Direct      Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                (xi)         (xii) 
--------------    ------------    -------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
                 No Previous     No Previous 
 GB00B4QMVR10    Disclosure      Disclosure       -             -           14,157,251   -         6.53% 
                --------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
 -                -               -               -              -                       Nominal   Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ----------------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                         -         - 
          ---------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 14,157,251                                                     6.53% 
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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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        UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment 
        Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled 
        undertakings as set out below. 
 
        UBS AG: 
         *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
              14,157,251 (6.53%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Zuzana Görögová 
                                                                        / Akvile Budrikaite 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          [phone] 
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