Colt Group S.A. Holding(s) in Company (0091X)

TIDMCOLT

RNS Number : 0091X

Colt Group S.A.

25 August 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                     Colt Group S.A. 
  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)                                            Lightning Investors Limited 
  subject 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                                                        17 August 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                           25 August 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                     89.90% to 90.15% 
  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 
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                                                               Direct          Direct          Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                                (xi)            (xii) 
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  LU0253815640   806,284,408                 806,284,408       808,493,283     808,493,283     Nil        90.15%        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                      Conversion                        rights that                  rights 
                      (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                      may 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 
 financial         price         date             Conversion                    rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)           period                        refers to                    xx) 
                                                  (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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 808,493,283                                                     90.15% 
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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                                                       N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                     N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                          This change from 89.90% to 
  13. Additional information:                              90.15% is due to additional 
                                                           acceptances received by Lightning 
                                                           Investors Limited under the 
                                                           all cash final offer (the 
                                                           "Offer") made on 8 July 2015 
                                                           by FMR LLC and FIL Limited 
                                                           (together, "Fidelity") through 
                                                           Lightning Investors Limited 
                                                           to acquire the issued and 
                                                           to be issued share capital 
                                                           of Colt Group SA not owned 

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