Close Brothers Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6958Y)

TIDMCBG TIDMSLA

RNS Number : 6958Y

Close Brothers Group PLC

07 December 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                                                   Close Brothers Group PLC 
  or the underlying issuer                                                                GB0007668071 
  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                                               Aggregate of Standard Life 
                                                     Aberdeen plc affiliated investment 
                                                     management entities with 
                                                     delegated voting rights on 
                                                     behalf of multiple managed 
                                                     portfolios 
 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                     5 December 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   6 December 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 attached        rights through        both in %        of voting 
                                 to shares             financial          (8.A + 8.B)       rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                          issuer(vii) 
                                   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                      17.98                   0.00              17.98         151,600,249 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                     18.03                   0.00              18.03 
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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) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 GB0007668071                    N/A             27,269,477                  N/A                    17.98 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                27,269,477                                    17.98 
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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 financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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 N/A 
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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) 
---------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 N/A 
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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 
  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                                      X 
  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           rights through            if it equals 
                                       it equals       financial instruments         or is higher 
                                     or is higher           if it equals          than the notifiable 
                                       than the             or is higher               threshold 

                                      notifiable        than the notifiable 
                                       threshold             threshold 
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 Standard Life Investments 
  Limited                                12.19                 0.00                     12.19 
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 Ignis Investment 
  Services Limited                       1.33                  0.00                      1.33 
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 Standard Life Wealth 
  Limited                                0.31                  0.00                      0.31 
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 Aberdeen Asset Investments 
  Limited                                2.67                  0.00                      2.67 
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 Aberdeen Asset Managers 
  Limited                                1.48                  0.00                      1.48 
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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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 In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed 
  by the named discretionary investment management entity 
  within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, 
  based on investment management agreements whereby the 
  client has delegated the exercise of the voting power 
  to the referenced investment manager. 
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 Place of completion   Aberdeen, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    6 December 2017 
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