Dixons Carphone PLC Holding(s) in Company (4234O)

TIDMDC.

RNS Number : 4234O

Dixons Carphone PLC

04 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      Dixons Carphone plc 
  or the underlying issuer       Sedol B4Y7R14 
  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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)           (1) Lansdowne Partners 
  subject to the notification         International Limited 
  obligation: (iii)                   (2) Lansdowne Partners 
                                      Limited 
                                      (3) Lansdowne Partners 
                                      (UK) LLP 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):              HSBC Client Holdings 
  (iv)                                 Nominee (UK) Ltd. Chetwynd 
                                       Nominees Ltd. 
                                       (Registered Shareholders) 
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 5. Date of the transaction          01/11/2016 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer             03/11/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                 5% 
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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                 Resulting situation after 
  of               previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
                  Number       Number       Number    Number of           % of voting 
                   of           of           of        voting              rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting       shares    rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct    Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                       (xi)     (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
                                                               Below               Below 
  GB00B4Y7R145    57,675,527   57,675,527                       5%                  5% 
---------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (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     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
  Below 5%                  Below 5% 
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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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 Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent 
  undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited which is the 
  First Corporate Member of Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP. 
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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:      Based on ordinary shares 
                                   in issue of 1,152,277,061. 
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 14. Contact name:                Ruari Paton 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    [phone] 
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