Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company (3442Y)

TIDMDEB TIDM0H7D

RNS Number : 3442Y

Debenhams plc

04 December 2017

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                     DEBENHAMS PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                           x 
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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                                           Deutsche Bank AG 
 City and country of registered                 Frankfurt, Germany 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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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                 30/11/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified               04/12/2017 
  (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 +         rights of 
                              (total of            instruments             8.B)           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               2.45%                 2.58%                5.03%          1,227,822,150 
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      Position            Below notifiable      Below notifiable    Below notifiable 
     of previous              threshold            threshold            threshold 
     notification 
         (if 
     applicable) 
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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) 
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     GB00B126KH97             30,111,126              0                     2.45%                   0.00% 
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       SUBTOTAL 
          8. A                        30,111,126                                    2.45% 
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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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                                                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) 
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        Equity 
         Swaps               22/06/2022                                            31,679,313       2.58% 
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                                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                                      8.B.2        31,679,313       2.58% 
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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                         x 
  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 
  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 rights         Total of both 
                     rights if it        through financial          if it equals 
                     equals or is          instruments if           or is higher 
                     higher than            it equals or         than the notifiable 
                    the notifiable         is higher than             threshold 
                      threshold            the notifiable 
                                             threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 

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Contact Information:

Paul Eardley, Company Secretary, Tel: [phone]

Debenhams plc, LEI5493007MMUEIF4NJG110

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