Flybe Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1912O)

TIDMFLYB

RNS Number : 1912O

Flybe Group PLC

02 November 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Flybe Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                          GB00B4QMVR10 
  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                               Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                        n/a 
  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                            n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          n/a 
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 Other (please                                                             n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                UBS Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 01 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    02 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                  6% Section A 
  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 voting           % of voting 
                 of               of               of               rights                     rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting           shares 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                   Direct       Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------      ------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B4QMVR10   12,995,935       12,995,935        -               -            13,685,352    -             6.32% 
               ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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             Conversion                        rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)           Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 Right to recall 
  lent shares       -                Anytime                           1,223,499                  0.56% 
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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              rights (xix, 
  instrument                        (xvii)            period          instrument                 xx) 
                                                      (xviii)         refers to 
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 -                -                -                 -               -                          Nominal     Delta 
---------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                                                -           - 
-------------      -----------      ------------    ------------      -------  ------------    ----------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 14,908,851                                                        6.88% 
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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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        UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment 
        Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled 
        undertakings as set out below. 
 
        UBS AG: 
         *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
              13,062,949 (6.03%); and 
 
 
         *    indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 
              1,845,902 (0.85%) 
 
 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:                                                      Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          [phone] 
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