Games Workshop Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5128I)

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RNS Number : 5128I

Games Workshop Group PLC

19 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                               Games Workshop Group Plc 
  the underlying 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                                      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)                                         Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary 
  subject to the                                                        clients of the Ruffer Group) 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                             16 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                19 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                          5% to below 5% 
  crossed or 
  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                % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares    voting                   rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting                    rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct      Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                                  Below 
   GB0003718474   1,704,428    1,704,428    1,555,198    1,555,198   -             5%       - 
                 -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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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 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 voting         % of voting 
  financial        price       date         Conversion    rights instrument        rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)       period        refers to                xx) 
                                            (xviii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
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 1,555,198                                  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: 
  (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 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 cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                          Ruffer LLP now controls the 
  13. Additional information:                              voting rights over 1,555,198 
                                                           shares (below 5% of the voting 
                                                           rights) of Games Workshop 
                                                           Group Plc, which are held 
                                                           by the discretionary clients 
                                                           of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries 
                                                           (the voting of which is all 
                                                           controlled by Ruffer LLP). 
                                                           This change from 5% to below 
                                                           5% is due to the sale of 
                                                           149,230 shares on 16 June 
                                                           2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                             Louise Stanway 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                  020 7963 8146 
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