Card Factory PLC Holding(s) in Company (8697F)

TIDMCARD

RNS Number : 8697F

Card Factory PLC

22 May 2017

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Card Factory 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                                Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                         No 
  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                             No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           No 
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 Other (please                                                              No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                             Invesco Ltd. 
  subject 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                                            19 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               22 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                       26% 
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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 voting           % of voting 
                     of                          of               of           rights                     rights (x) 
                     Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                                 Rights 
-----------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                  Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)         (xii) 
-----------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 
  GB00BLY2F708Ord 
  1P shares         92,448,867                  92,448,867                                                          26.99% 
                   --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ----------                 ---------  --------- 
                                                                                          92,000,700 
-----------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    --------    --------                 ---------  --------- 
 
 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. 
---------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 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 financial    Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting        % of voting 
  instrument          price         date             Conversion      rights instrument       rights (xix, 
                                    (xvii)           period          refers to               xx) 
                                                     (xviii) 
-------------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------------- 
                                                                                            Nominal                 Delta 
-------------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 92,000,700                                                         26.99% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 91,966,246 
   Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 34,454 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                     Invesco UK Ltd. 
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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:                                                                      Philippa Holmes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                           01491 417 447 
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