Draper Esprit PLC Holding(s) in Company (9486I)

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RNS Number : 9486I

Draper Esprit PLC

22 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 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                                                           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)                                                  The National Treasury Management 
  subject to the notification                                                                         Agency 
  obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  The National Treasury Management 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                     Agency (as controller and manager 
                                                  of the Ireland Strategic Investment 
                                                  Fund) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                       20/06/2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                          22/06/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                     20% 
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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           Direct        Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
                                                              (xi)          xii 
  -------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00BY7QYJ 
  50              10,904,502   10,904,502   14,004,502       14,004,502               20.08 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                      Percentage of voting rights 
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 14,004,502                                   20.08 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting      % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights                rights (xix,) 
                                 (xvii)       period        instrument refers     xx 
                                              (xviii)       to 
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                                                                                Nominal     Delta 
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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:                Eugene O'Callaghan (Director, 
                                                          ISIF) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  [phone] 
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