DFS Furniture plc Holding(s) in Company (2533S)

TIDMDFS

RNS Number : 2533S

DFS Furniture plc

19 December 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                                   DFS 
  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)                                                            Royal London Asset Management 
  subject to the                                                                                            Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           Registered Shareholder     Nominal      % 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                                   HSBC Global Custody 
                                                                        Nominees (UK) Ltd        8,138,481   3.8474 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                        16 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                           19 December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                                               Below 4% 
  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 shares      voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares                      Voting                          rights 
                                              Rights 
--------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                               Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)          (xii) 
--------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB00BTC0LB89   8,760,450                   8,760,450         8,138,481     8,138,481     N/A        3.8474%       N/A 
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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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 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 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,138,481                                                       3.8474% 
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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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                                                             See 4 above 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Mamoon Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             0207 506 6662 
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