First Derivatives PLC Holding(s) in Company (3014M)

TIDMFDP

RNS Number : 3014M

First Derivatives PLC

19 January 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          First Derivatives Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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 
   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                                 Yes 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the                                                    Legal & General (Unit Trust 
  notification obligation:                                         Managers) Limited (As operator 
                                                                 of Collective Investment Schemes) 
                                                                               (UTM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                            Legal & General Investment 
                                                                     Management Limited (LGIM) 
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                                                                         15 January 2016 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 19 January 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              UTM (Below 5%) 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 of                % of voting 
                     of                 of                                   voting                    rights 
                   Shares             Voting                                 rights 
                                      Rights 
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                                                       Number        Direct      Indirect       Direct       Indirect 
                                                      of shares 
------------      ------------    ------------    ---------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 ORD GBP                    985,697                     Below           -          Below           -          Below 
  0.005                                                   5%                         5%                         5% 
                        (As at 24/01/14) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                      Number of voting 
  Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         rights that                  % of voting 
  financial          date            Conversion                        may be                       rights 
  instrument                         Period                            acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
  instrument                                      period              refers to 
--------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                  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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                                                        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: 
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                                                                               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and 
                                                                         Indirect) (Group) (1,761,079, 7.36% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                               Indirect) (1,761,079, 
                                                                                             7.36% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                         Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (1,761,079, 7.36% 
                                                                                                             = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                            Limited (Below 5% = UTM) 
                                                         Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                           (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL) 

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