GB Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8987F)

TIDMGBG

RNS Number : 8987F

GB Group PLC

01 August 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                             GB 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 
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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                               P 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        Herald Investment Management 
  subject to the                                                             Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                Discretionary investment management 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                      clients of Herald Investment 
                                                                        Management Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   Following the company's announcement 
  and date on                                                       of total voting rights via 
  which the threshold is                                             RNS on 29(th) July 2016 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                1(st) August 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                           5% 
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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 shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB0006870611 
                                                                    ---------  ------------  ------------ 
                 6,665,528         6,665,528         6,665,528                  6,665,528                   4.99% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument          date            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                      (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 None                                                                                             Nil 
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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) 
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 None                                                                                           Nominal       Delta 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                Nil 
--------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  ------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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      6,665,528                                             4.99% 
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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                        N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Andrew Miller CFO 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7553 6308 
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