H&T Group PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (1631G)

TIDMHAT

RNS Number : 1631G

H&T Group PLC

27 February 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           H & T Group Plc 
  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                                      X 
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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                                Baillie Gifford & Co 
  to the 
  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 and date                                  26 February 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    27 February 2015 
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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 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        rights                   (x) 
                   Shares         Voting              shares 
                                  Rights 
---------------  -------------  -------------------  -------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                      Direct   Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                (xi)          (xii) 
---------------  ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
   GB00B12RQD06 
   Ordinary                                           Below 
   Shares         2390436        2390436              5%                     Below 5%                  Below 5% 
                 -------------  -------------------  -------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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 (xiii)      Conversion Period           rights that may             rights 
                                          (xiv)                       be 
                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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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 rights 
  financial        price          date (xvii)    Conversion     rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                     period         refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 N/A                                                                                        Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 Below 5%                                                      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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            In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting 
       rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. 
             Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent 
                                      undertaking of an investment management group. 
 
                Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited 
          [Below 5%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager 
         which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie 
                                                                       Gifford & Co. 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Paul Salmond 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         0131 275 3169 
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