DFS Furniture plc Holding(s) in Company (6499I)

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RNS Number : 6499I

DFS Furniture plc

20 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 DFS Furniture Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                        GB00BTC0LB89 
  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                                Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                         n/a 
  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                             n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           n/a 
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 Other (please                                                              n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  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                                 16 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    20 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                Below Notifiable Threshold 
  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 voting        % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares    rights                  rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                         Direct    Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                         (xi)       (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
                                                                   Below                   Below 
                                                                    Notifiable              Notifiable 
   GB00BTC0LB89   10,732,130   10,732,130   -            -          Threshold    -          Threshold 
                 -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 
 
 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. 
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 -                -            -                         -                       - 
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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) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 -                -            -            -            -                       Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  --------  ------------ 
                                                                                 -         - 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 Below Notifiable Threshold                              Below Notifiable Threshold 
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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:                                              Jamie Bonney / Ivana Mitrovic 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  [phone] 
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