Cineworld Group plc Holding(s) in Company (8813W)

TIDMCINE

RNS Number : 8813W

Cineworld Group plc

17 November 2017

17 November 2017

HOLDING IN COMPANY

Following the allotment and issue of ordinary shares as part consideration for the acquisition by Cineworld Group plc (the "Company") of five Empire cinemas from Cinema Holdings Limited, the Company has been notified that Global City Holdings N.V.'s ("GCH") shareholding in the Company had been reduced from 28.14% to 27.98% of the total voting rights of the Company as set out below. The number of ordinary shares held by GCH is unchanged at 76,626,344 as set out below.

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                       Cineworld Group plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            X 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Global City Holdings N.V. 
 City and country of registered                     Rotterdam, Netherlands 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               N/A 
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 City and country of registered                     N/A 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     1 September 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   17 November 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                    % of voting     % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached       27.98           Nil              27.98                              273,880,558 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)      28.14           Nil              28.14 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive        Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00B15FWH70      76,626,344      Nil              27.98                              Nil 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                       76,626,344                                  27.98 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
  financial         date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
  instrument                        Period(xi)       may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)         Conversion       or cash            of voting        rights 
  instrument                       Period           settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is                             X 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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   Name(xv)          % of voting              % of voting              Total of both 
                     rights if it            rights through             if it equals 
                     equals or is        financial instruments          or is higher 
                     higher than              if it equals           than the notifiable 
                    the notifiable            or is higher                threshold 
                      threshold           than the notifiable 
                                               threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder              N/A 
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 The number and % of voting            N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the              N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Figures are based on the total number of voting rights 

  as at 31 August 2017 announced by the Company on 1 September 
  2017. 
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 Place of completion   London, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    17 November 2017 
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