Grainger PLC Holding(s) in Company (1115K)

TIDMGRI TIDMSDR

RNS Number : 1115K

Grainger PLC

04 July 2017

 
 Grainger plc (the "Company") 
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 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                   Grainger 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) : Type 1 Disclosure                                   X 
  as per the Transparency Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification 
  obligation(iv) 
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 Name                                                        Schroders plc 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different 
  from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                         Schroder Investment 
                                               Management Limited 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                                29.06.2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       03.07.2017 
  notified (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        rights through      both in       of voting 
                               attached          financial        % (8.A +      rights of 
                               to shares        instruments         8.B)       issuer(vii) 
                                (total            (total 
                                 of 8.           of 8.B 1 
                                  A)             + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    9.99%               N/A            9.99%      416,953,054 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                  10.973%              N/A           10.973% 
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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                % of voting rights 
  of                rights(ix) 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct         Indirect         Direct         Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of        (Art 10        (Art 9 of        (Art 10 
                     Directive      of Directive     Directive      of 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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 GB00B04V1276                       41,653,700                         9.99% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                      41,653,700                         9.99% 
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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       Expiration   Exercise/     Number of                  % of voting 
  financial     date(x)      Conversion    voting rights              rights 
  instrument                 Period(xi)    that may 
                                           be acquired 
                                           if the instrument 
                                           is exercised/converted. 
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                            SUBTOTAL 
                             8. 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 
                                           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") 
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 Person subject to the notification obligation 
  is 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) 
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 Full chain of controlled undertakings through 
  which the voting rights and/or the                                               X 
  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 
                                  rights if            rights through          both if 
                                  it equals         financial instruments     it equals 
                                or is higher            if it equals         or is higher 
                             than the notifiable        or is higher           than the 
                                  threshold          than the notifiable      notifiable 
                                                          threshold           threshold 
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 Schroders plc 
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 Schroder Administration 
  Limited 
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 Schroder Investment 
  Management 
  Limited                          9.99%                                        9.99% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be 
  held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   London 
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 Date of completion    03.07.2017 
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 Adam McGhin 
  Group General Counsel and Company Secretary 
 

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