Creightons PLC Holding(s) in Company (9234X)

TIDMCRL

RNS Number : 9234X

Creightons PLC

27 February 2017

For immediate release 27 February 2017

Creightons plc

(the "Company" or "Creightons")

Holding in Company

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                            Creightons 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 
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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             ü 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                 Brian Geary 
  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                                24/02/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                   27/02/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                           13% 
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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 shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                           rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0002341666   7,800,000        7,800,000        7,800,000       7,800,000                   12.88% 
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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. 
-----------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 7,800,000                                          12.88% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Richard Griffiths 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 3818 5308 
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For more information:

Nicholas O'Shea, Director, Creightons plc 01733 281000

Roland Cornish /Felicity Geidt, Beaumont Cornish Limited 0207 628 3396

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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