Colt Group S.A. Holding(s) in Company (8952V)

TIDMCOLT

RNS Number : 8952V

Colt Group S.A.

12 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Colt Group S.A. 
  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) subject                                         FIL Limited 
  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                                    11 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      12 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                      16.44% to 0% 
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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        rights                  (x) 
                   Shares          Voting              shares 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  -------------------  -------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                       Direct   Direct       Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                 (xi)         (xii) 
---------------  -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------------  ---------- 
 
   LU0253815640   147,420,761     147,420,761          Nil      Nil          Nil        Nil              Nil 
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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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 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 rights 
  financial        price           date (xvii)    Conversion     rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                      period         refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 N/A                                                                                         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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 Nil                                                            Nil 
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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:                                                     N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                     N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                      N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                     . 
  13. Additional information:                     This change from 16.44% to 0% is due 
                                                to FIL Limited transferring Colt Group 
                                                    S.A. shares to Lightning Investors 
                                                     Limited, the entity through which 
                                                FMR LLC and FIL Limited are conducting 
                                                 the offer to purchase all outstanding 
                                                    Colt Group S.A. shares not already 
                                                 owned by them. FIL Limited's interest 
                                                    in Colt Group S.A. shares was held 
                                                  through a nominee account in respect 
                                                     of its own holding of 147,184,268 
                                               shares and the FIL Foundation's holding 
                                              of 236,493 shares over which FIL Limited 
                                                    retained the voting rights through 
                                                                       a voting trust. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Morten Singleton, Vice President Investor 
                                            Relations 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             [phone] 
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