Chemring Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2545Y)

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RNS Number : 2545Y

Chemring Group PLC

01 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   Chemring Group PLC 
  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                                                                    ü 
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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                                        Type 1 Disclosure as per the Transparency Directive       ü 
  specify):                                           II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                              Schroders plc 
  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 and date                                           27 February 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               1 March 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                            From 12 - 11% 
  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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                  transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number            Number          Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                  of               of                of shares       rights                  (x) 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
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    Ordinary 
  GB00B45C9X44     34,229,256       34,096,305       33,152,058       N/A      33,019,107       N/A         11.825% 
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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 (xiii)    Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
                                     (xiv)                             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 voting            % of voting rights 
 financial          price         date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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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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                            33,019,107                                                  11.825% 
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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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 Schroder & Co. Limited 87,475 0.031% 
  Schroder Investment Management Limited 32,931,632 11.794% 
 
 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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                                                                            The shares referred to in section 
  13. Additional information:                                               9 are held in portfolios managed by 
                                                                            those firms on a discretionary basis 
                                                                            for clients under investment management 
                                                                            agreements. This disclosure has been 
                                                                            calculated based on issue share capital 
                                                                            amount 279,226,442. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                          Georgia Bailey 
                                                                             Assistant Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                              01794 833911 
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