Carpetright PLC Holding(s) in Company (3512S)

TIDMCPR

RNS Number : 3512S

Carpetright PLC

20 December 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Carpetright 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)                                     William H. Gates III 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                Cascade Investment, L.L.C. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                    December 15 and 16, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       December 19, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                   Below 5%, 4%, and 3% 
  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 voting        % of voting 
                  of           of            of shares     rights                  rights (x) 
                  Shares       Voting 
                               Rights 
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                                            Direct        Direct    Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                          (xi)       (xii) 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                    As of                   As of 
                                                                     15 Dec:                 15 Dec: 
                                                                     3,385,914               4.98% 
                                                                     As of                   As of 
                                                                     16 Dec:                 16 Dec: 
 Ordinary                                                            Below                   Below 
  GBP0.01        3,551,914    3,551,914                              3%                      3% 
                -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 GB0001772945 
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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 may be       rights 
  instrument      (xiii)       Period (xiv)               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 voting        % of voting 
  financial       price       date          Conversion     rights instrument       rights (xix, 
  instrument                  (xvii)        period         refers to               xx) 
                                            (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
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 As of 15 Dec: 3,385,914                    As of 15 Dec: 4.98% 
  As of 16 Dec: Below 3%                     As of 16 Dec: Below 3% 
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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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 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:                                     n/a 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Jacki Badal, Attorney 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   [phone] 
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