Cobham PLC Holding(s) in Company (9930M)

TIDMCOB

RNS Number : 9930M

Cobham PLC

19 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                 Cobham 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                                          X 
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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)                                            Silchester International Investors 
  subject to the                                                                                     LLP 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               Silchester International Investors 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                  International Value Equity 
                                                               Taxable Trust 
 
                                                               Silchester International Investors 
                                                               International Value Equity 
                                                               Trust 
 
                                                               Silchester International Investors 
                                                               International Value Equity 
                                                               Group Trust 
 
                                                               Silchester International Investors 
                                                               Tobacco Free International 
                                                               Value Equity Trust 
 
                                                               The Calleva Trust 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                          19(th) October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                             19(th) October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                           Crossing above 5% 
  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                  % of voting 
                 of                          of               of           voting                     rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares       rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                              Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 GB00B07KD360   84,161,382                  84,161,382                                85,875,239                5.03% 
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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 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    --------    --------    ------------------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 85,875,239                                                     5.03% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                       Silchester International 
                                                                Investors LLP 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                        N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder                                           N/A 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 

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  13. Additional information:           Silchester International Investors 
                                        LLP ("Silchester") acts as investment 
                                        manager for the clients detailed 
                                        in Question 4 above (our "Clients"). 
                                        In acting for our Clients, Silchester 
                                        are given full discretion over their 
                                        investments and are empowered to 
                                        vote on their behalf. However, we 
                                        do not act as our Clients' custodian 
                                        and therefore shares are not held 
                                        in our name but in the name of each 
                                        Client's custodian bank. 
 
                                        The increase in Silchester's holdings 
                                        was due to a series of transactions 
                                        over a series of different trading 
                                        days. The figure shown in the box 
                                        related to the position prior to 
                                        the transaction represents shares 
                                        controlled by Silchester immediately 
                                        prior to crossing 5%. 
 
                                        Notification is provided based on 
                                        the total voting rights figure of 
                                        1,707,863,851. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Timothy J. Linehan, Senior Partner 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                                       0207 518 7125 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                             Silchester International 
  (including legal form of              Investors LLP 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                       Time & Life Building 
  (registered office for legal          1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor 
  entities)                             London W1J 6TL 
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 Phone number & email                  0207 518 7125, [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information              Attn: Timothy J. Linehan, 
  (at least legal representative        Senior Partner 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                             Timothy J. Linehan, Senior 
                                        Partner 
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 Contact address                       Time & Life Building 
                                        1 Bruton Street, 5th Floor 
                                        London W1J 6TL 
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 Phone number & email                  0207 518 7125, [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FCA website. 
 

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