Draper Esprit PLC Holding(s) in Company (6457I)

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RNS Number : 6457I

Draper Esprit PLC

20 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                Draper Esprit 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                                                            No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                                     No 
  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                                                         No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                       No 
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 Other (please                                            Placing of Shares                            Yes 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                    Invesco Ltd. 
  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                                                   20 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                                   5%,10%,11%,12%,13%,14%,15%,16%,17%,18%&19% 
  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) 
----------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  Ordinary 
  Shares 
  (GB00BY7QYJ50)         0                 0                                     13,580,247                 19.47% 
                  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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. 
--------------------  -------------  --------------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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 financial   Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument          price         date            Conversion         rights instrument         rights (xix, 
                                    (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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 13,580,247                                             19.47% 
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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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   Invesco Asset Management Limited - 13,580,247 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                 Invesco UK Ltd. 
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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:                             Philippa Holmes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  01491 417 000 
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