Close Brothers Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5078K)

TIDMCBG

RNS Number : 5078K

Close Brothers Group PLC

07 July 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer 
  and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or                                                            Close Brothers Group PLC 
  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                                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                                         Standard Life Investments (Holdings) 
                                                                                          Limited (Parent Company) 
 City and country of registered                                                                Edinburgh, Scotland 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                                                                         06/07/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                                                                       07/07/2017 
  (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 both     Total number 
                               rights attached          rights through          in % (8.A +       of voting rights 
                              to shares (total      financial instruments           8.B)          of issuer(vii) 
                                  of 8. A)              (total of 8.B 
                                                          1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date on 
  which threshold 
  was crossed or 
  reached                  12.31%                                            12.31%              151,745,557 
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 Position of previous 
  notification (if 
  applicable)              12.28%                                            12.28% 
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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 of       Number of voting rights(ix)                                 % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                            Direct                        Indirect                    Direct            Indirect 
                      (Art 9 of Directive                (Art 10 of                  (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of 
                         2004/109/EC)                    Directive                   Directive         Directive 
                           (DTR5.1)                     2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC)       2004/109/EC) 
                                                         (DTR5.2.1)                  (DTR5.1)          (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB0007668071                               18,688,679                                             12.31% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                              18,688,679                                         12.31% 
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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 financial   Expiration             Exercise/         Number of                            % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)               Conversion         voting rights                        rights 
                                            Period(xi)         that 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 (xi)       settlement(xii)     rights 
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                                                              SUBTOTAL 
                                                               8.B.2 
                                                             -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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 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            X 
  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 rights        % of voting rights        Total of both 
                            if it equals or          through financial         if it equals 
                           is higher than the        instruments if it         or is higher 
                          notifiable threshold      equals or is higher     than the notifiable 
                                                    than the notifiable          threshold 
                                                         threshold 
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 Standard Life 
  Investments 
  (Holdings) 
  Limited               12.31%                                             12.31% 
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 Standard Life 
  Investments 

  Limited               11.03%                                             11.03% 
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 Ignis Investment       Below 5%                                           Below 5% 
  Services Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Total Voting rights of 151,745,557 based on company announcement 
  as at 03/07/17. This announcement is being made as Standard Life 
  Investments Limited has crossed the 11% threshold. 
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 Place of             Edinburgh, Scotland 
  completion 
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 Date of completion   07/07/2017 
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