Wilmington PLC Holding(s) in Company (1467S)

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RNS Number : 1467S

Wilmington PLC

16 December 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Wilmington 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                                    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)                                    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                               (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                     as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                        manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                               portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):iv 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                       14 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                          16 December 2016 
  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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                                                                        Direct       Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      ---------  --------    ------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0009692319         8,738,500            8,738,500      8,681,500                  8,681,500                   9.96% 
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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                % of voting 
 financial        price         date                      Conversion       voting rights            rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)                    period           instrument               xx) 
                                                          (xviii)          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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 8,681,500                                                 9.96% 
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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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   Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
   Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (6.91%) 
 
   Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
   Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited 
   Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (3.05%) 
 
 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:                                              Ben Van Loon 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01224 404090 
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