Topps Tiles PLC Holding(s) in Company (2291S)

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RNS Number : 2291S

Topps Tiles PLC

19 December 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                              Topps Tiles 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                                                      S 
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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                                  S 
  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                                                     BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                  15 December, 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    16 December, 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Voting rights attached to shares holding 
  or                                                                          for BlackRock Investment Management 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                            (UK) Limited has gone below 5% 
                                                                            Total holding for BlackRock Investment 
                                                                            Management (UK) Limited has gone below 
                                                                                              5% 
 
                                                                           Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains 
                                                                                           above 5% 
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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) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB00B18P5K83   17,141,326        17,141,326        N/A             N/A        11,123,341   N/A           5.78% 
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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 (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
 instrument                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 Securities 
 Lending                                                              36,531                    0.01% 
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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 rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                                96,147                    Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                              0.05%         0.05% 
-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  -----------    ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 11,256,019                                           5.85% 
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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 Annex 1 
 
 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:                                              BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
                                                                           Team 
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 14. Contact name:                                                         Marc-Oliver Lesch 

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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7743 3650 
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 Annex 1 
 
 
 
 Name                                % of voting       % of voting rights   Total of both 
                                      rights if it      through financial    if it equals 
                                      equals or is      instruments if       or is higher 
                                      higher than       it equals or         than the notifiable 
                                      the notifiable    is higher than       threshold 
                                      threshold         the notifiable 
                                                        threshold 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 
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