Ei Group plc Holding(s) in Company (0104A)

TIDMEIG

RNS Number : 0104A

Ei Group plc

21 March 2017

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                       Ei Group plc 
  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) subject                                    Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       The shares are held by one or more 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                          nominees/custodians 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                  Thursday 16 March 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    Monday 20 March 2017 
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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 previous              Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the 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 
                 Shares           Voting                                                    (x) 
                                  Rights 
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                                                 Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                (xi)            (xii) 
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 Ordinary 2.5P                                                                 24,107,514             5.002% 
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 GB00B1L8B624 
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 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 (xiii)    Conversion Period              rights that may            rights 
  instrument                       (xiv)                          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 rights 
  financial        price         date (xvii)    Conversion       voting         (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                    period           rights 
                                                (xviii)          instrument 
                                                                 refers to 
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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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                   24,107,514                                               5.002% 
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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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 The ordinary shares are held in segregated accounts and funds (together, 
  the "Accounts") managed on a discretionary basis by Dimensional Fund 
  Advisors LP and its subsidiary undertakings (i) Dimensional Fund Advisors 
  Ltd., (ii) Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC and (iii) DFA Australia 
  Limited. 
  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is controlled by its general partner, 
  Dimensional Holdings Inc. 
 
  Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, on behalf of itself and its subsidiary 
  undertakings, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares 
  held in the Accounts. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                            N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                             N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                         This disclosure has been calculated 
  13. Additional information:                                             based on an issued share capital 
                                                                          of 481,919,858 ordinary shares 
                                                                          with voting rights (excluding shares 
                                                                          held in treasury). 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Ian Rogers 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           [phone] 
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