Gfinity PLC Holding(s) in Company (8544E)

TIDMGFIN

RNS Number : 8544E

Gfinity PLC

21 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Gfinity 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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                NIGEL WRAY 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                   PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                 UBS PRIVATE BANKING NOMINEES 
                                                                             LTD 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                              21 July 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 21 July 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         13% 
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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) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
   ORDINARY 
     SHARES 
  GB00BT9QD572   11,240,624   11,240,624   21,350,624   21,350,624                13.56% 
                -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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) 
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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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 21,350,624 
  Figures are based on total 
  number of voting rights 
  157,413,570                              13.56% 
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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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  Nigel Wray has a beneficial interest in Gfinity shares 
    held as to: 
    10,373,158 shares held by Pershing Nominees Limited 
 
    10,977,466 shares held by UBS PRIVATE BANKING NOMINEES 
    LTD 
 
 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:                                         Nigel Wray 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7647 7647 
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