Poundland Group PLC Notification of Major Interest In Shares (7171S)

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RNS Number : 7171S

Poundland Group PLC

10 July 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                       Poundland Group 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                                               ü 
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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                                         The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                     See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                  8 July 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    9 July 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                   Above 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 shares      rights                  (x) 
                         Shares           Voting 
                                          Rights 
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                                                          Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
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   Ordinary Shares 
 (ISIN: GB00BJ34VB96)     12,406,952       12,406,952                               13,583,988                   5.4336% 
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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 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument               price         date (xvii)    Conversion        rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
                                                        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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                        13,583,988                                                     5.4336% 
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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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   See Schedule A 
 
 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: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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 As of 8 July 2015 
 Poundland Group plc                         Number of     Percent of 
                                                Shares    Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  ("CG") holdings                           13,583,988         5.434% 
 Holdings by CG Management Companies 
  and Funds 
 Capital Research and Management Company    13,583,988         5.434% 
 SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. 
 

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