C&C Group Plc Holding(s) in Company (2790X)

TIDMCCR TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 2790X

C&C Group Plc

27 August 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                C&C Group PLC 
  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) subject             Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          Prudential plc 
  (if different from 3.):                               M&G Group Limited 
                                                           M&G Limited 
                                                M&G Investment Management Limited 
                                                     M&G Securities Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                     25 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       26 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                  4% - 3% 
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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 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 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                     Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 IE00B010DT83     16,151,056        16,151,056        16,027,771     16,027,771        0           4.71%             0 
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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 Period                 rights that may                rights 
                                                                            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 rights 
 financial         price          date           Conversion          rights instrument 
 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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 16,027,771                                                       4.71% 
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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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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 16,027,771 (4.71%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 13,489,671 
   (3.96%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 13,489,671 
   (3.96%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   - 13,489,671 (3.96%) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 13,489,671 
   (3.96%) 
 
 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:                  The following have triggered a notification: 
 
                                               M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                               of Prudential Plc) has triggered a 
                                               notification by moving from a 4% notifiable 
                                               interest to a 3% notifiable interest. 
 
                                               M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                               of M&G Group Limited) has triggered 
                                               a notification by moving from a 4% 
                                               notifiable interest to a 3% notifiable 
                                               interest. 
 
                                               M&G Investment Management Limited 
                                               (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
                                               has triggered a notification by moving 
                                               from a 4% notifiable interest to a 
                                               3% notifiable interest. 
 
                                               M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned 
                                               subsidiary of M&G Limited) has triggered 
                                               a notification by moving from a 4% 
                                               notifiable interest to a 3% notifiable 
                                               interest. 
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