Monitise PLC Holding(s) in Company (5963W)

TIDMMONI

RNS Number : 5963W

Monitise PLC

20 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Monitise plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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)                                    Omega Advisors, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                               Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd. 
 
                                                                                  Beta Equities, Inc. 
 
                                                                          GS&Co Profit Sharing Master 
                                                                                                Trust 
 
                                                                                          VMT II, LLC 
 
                                                                       The Ministers and Missionaries 
                                                                            Benefit Board of American 
                                                                                     Baptist Churches 
 
                                                                            Teacher Retirement System 
                                                                                             of Texas 
 
                                                                                      Permal LGC Ltd. 
 
                                                                     Lyxor/Odyssey Value Fund Limited 
 
                                                                          dbX-US Long/Short Equity 12 
                                                                                                 Fund 
 
                                                                               DB Platinum Omega Fund 
 
                                                                                LiquidAlts Omega Fund 
 
                                                                            Deutsche Strategic Equity 
                                                                                      Long/Short Fund 
 
                                                                           Russell Investment Company 
                                                                 - Russell Multi-Strategy Alternative 
 
                                                                        Omega Charitable Partnership, 
                                                                                                 L.P. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   August 18, 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      August 19, 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                    10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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          voting                   rights 
                   Shares                      Voting           shares      rights 
                                               Rights 
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                                                                Direct     Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
---------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 (GB00B1YMRB82)   224,299,125                 224,299,125                             219,774,125                 9.99% 
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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                      Conversion                   rights that                rights 
                                                 Period                       may be 
                                                                              acquired if 
                                                                              the 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              is 
                                                                              exercised/ 
                                                                              converted 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
 instrument                                        period          refers to 
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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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 219,774,125                                                      9.99% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                           Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd. - 4.41% 
 
                                                                             Beta Equities, Inc. 
 
                                                               GS&Co Profit Sharing Master Trust 
 

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