Future PLC Holding(s) in Company (7190Y)

TIDMFUTR

RNS Number : 7190Y

Future PLC

07 December 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                                            Future plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                  X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                              Aberforth Partners LLP 
 City and country of registered                    London, UK 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                              Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
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 City and country of registered                    London, UK 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                    6 December 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                  7 December 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting           % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                             rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                  8. A)               (total of 
                                                     8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             16.94%                    0.00              16.94%                                                 45,654,101 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            17.09%                    0.00              17.09% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights(ix)                                            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                             Direct                             Indirect                                  Direct                  Indirect 
                            (Art 9 of                          (Art 10 of                                (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                            Directive                           Directive                                Directive                Directive 
                           2004/109/EC)                       2004/109/EC)                              2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                             (DTR5.1)                          (DTR5.2.1)                                 (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00BYZN9041           NIL                                                        7,731,462   NIL                             16.94% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                                                   7,731,462                                 16.94% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial      Expiration          Exercise/                                          Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument             date(x)             Conversion                                         rights that                     rights 
                                             Period(xi)                                         may be acquired 
                                                                                                if the instrument 
                                                                                                is 
                                                                                                exercised/converted. 
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                                            SUBTOTAL 8.                                        N/A                             N/A 
                                             B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of               Expiration           Exercise/                                          Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial             date(x)             Conversion                                         or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                Period                                             settlement(xii)     rights 
                                            (xi) 
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                                                                                               SUBTOTAL           N/A          N/A 
                                                                                                8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is                         X 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 

  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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   Name(xv)        % of voting            % of voting              Total of both 
                   rights if it          rights through             if it equals 
                   equals or is       financial instruments         or is higher 
                   higher than            if it equals           than the notifiable 
                  the notifiable          or is higher                threshold 
                    threshold          than the notifiable 
                                            threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder           N/A 
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 The number and % of voting         N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the           N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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   N/A 
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 Place of completion   Edinburgh, UK 
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 Date of completion    7 December 2017 
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