CentralNic Group PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (8690W)

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RNS Number : 8690W

CentralNic Group PLC

14 February 2017

 
 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                                                     CentralNic 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                                       Yes 
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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)                                                        Kestrel Partners LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             Kestrel Opportunities, a cell 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                of Guernsey Portfolios PCC 
                                                             Ltd (through BNY Mellon Nominees 
                                                             Limited) and various other 
                                                             clients of Kestrel Partners 
                                                             LLP (through JIM Nominees 
                                                             Ltd and Bank of New York Nominees 
                                                             Limited) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                           10 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                              14 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                               through 16% 
  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           rights                  rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct      Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares of 
 0.1p each 
 ISIN 
 GB00BCCW4X83   15,289,843                  15,289,843        n/a         n/a        15,409,843   n/a           16.07% 
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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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 n/a                n/a                       n/a                           n/a                       n/a 
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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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 n/a              n/a          n/a              n/a                       n/a                       Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                    n/a           n/a 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 15,409,843                                                     16.07% 
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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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 Indirect - BNY Mellon Nominees Limited - 12,390,592 
  Shares. 12.92% of voting rights 
  Indirect - Bank of New York Nominees Limited - 2,869,251. 
  2.99% of voting rights 
  Indirect - JIM Nominees Limited - 150,000 Shares. 0.16% 
  of voting rights 
 
 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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                                                                Disclosure based on Total 

  13. Additional information:                                   voting rights of 95,894,348. 
                                                                The indirect voting rights 
                                                                held under (9) relate to 
                                                                shares held in client portfolios 
                                                                managed by Kestrel Partners 
                                                                LLP under discretionary investment 
                                                                management agreements 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                      Ian Forrest 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                        0203 371 6100 
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