Big Yellow Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1630U)

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RNS Number : 1630U

Big Yellow Group PLC

13 January 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                         Big Yellow 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)                                                                    Cohen & Steers, Inc. ("CSI") 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                         Cohen & Steers Capital Management, 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                                                Inc. ("CSCM") 
                                                                                                 Cohen & Steers UK Limited 
                                                                                                                  ("CSUK") 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                               January 11, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                                  January 12, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                                                      Below 5% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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             voting                rights (x) 
                 Shares                        Voting           shares         rights 
                                               Rights 
-------------  ----------------------------  ----------------  ------------  --------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                Direct        Direct    Indirect    Direct      Indirect 
                                                                               (xi)      (xii) 
-------------        ---------  -----------      ------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB0002869419   8,107,977                     8,107,977                                 7,830,414               4.961% 
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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 
                       (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                               acquired if 
                                                                               the 
                                                                               instrument 
                                                                               is 
                                                                               exercised/ 
                                                                               converted. 
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 Nil 
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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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 Nil                                                                                                  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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 7,830,414                                                          4.961% 
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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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 CSUK is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 
  501,030 voting rights. This is an indirect holding of 
  less than 3%, and less than the 5% reportable threshold 
  for investment managers. 
  CSCM is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 
  7,329,384 voting rights. This is an indirect holding 
  of more than 3%, but less than the 5% reportable threshold 
  for investment managers. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                                                     N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                                                   N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 

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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                                          Stephen Lavine 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                            001 212-822-1687 
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