Poundland Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi (8681V)

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RNS Number : 8681V

Poundland Group PLC

12 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                            POUNDLAND GROUP PLC 
  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                    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)                               FMR LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                              11 August 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                 12 August 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                     10% 
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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                % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 shares            voting                             rights 
                                   rights 
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                                                     Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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 GB00BJ34VB96   24,903,995        24,903,995         25,000,000                 25,000,000                  10.00 
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 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) 
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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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 25,000,000                                            10.00% 
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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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   Sum of Factored Shares 
     Held 
    Custodian                  Day to Day IM               Total 
    BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN    FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT 
     AND CO                     MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED       123,874 
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK        FMRC-FMR CO., INC           14,642,993 
     FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT 
      MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                                 453,918 
    NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)      FMRC-FMR CO., INC              167,361 
     FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT 
      MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                               6,866,990 
    STATE STREET BANK AND 
     TR CO                     FMRC-FMR CO., INC            1,067,251 
     PGA ULC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL 
      ADVISORS (CANADA) ULC                                 1,677,613 
    Grand Total                                            25,000,000 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                        FIL Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will acquire:                                96,005 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                  11 August 2015 
  acquire voting rights: 
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   13. Additional information:                         None 
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 14. Contact name:                                   Sally-Ann Hatton 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                       [e-mail], 
                                                       01737 837148 
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