Games Workshop Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7561F)

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RNS Number : 7561F

Games Workshop Group PLC

29 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                            Games Workshop Group PLC 
  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 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                              Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                   Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.):                                                  1. Aberforth Small Companies Trust 
                                                                                     plc 2,310,858 
                                                                          2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                                                                        392,949 
                                                                          3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 
                                                                                        683,900 
 
                                                                         All shares are registered in the name 
                                                                         of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                  28/07/2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    29/07/2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                                                10% 
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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 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 rights 
                 of                of                of shares       rights 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
 GB0003718474   1,636,300         1,636,300         3,387,707       n/a        3,387,707    n/a           10.55 
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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            Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
 instrument                                                            be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 n/a                n/a             n/a                               n/a                       n/a 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 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 rights 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
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 n/a              n/a             n/a             n/a               n/a                       Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                              n/a           n/a 
-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  -----------    ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,387,707                                            10.55 
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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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  Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners 
                                                                          LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           0131 220 0733 
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