H&T Group PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (4545H)

TIDMHAT TIDMHGG

RNS Number : 4545H

H&T Group PLC

30 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer                                                      H&T Group plc 
  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       Revised Transparency Directive                             X 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                     Henderson Group plc 
  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 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      30 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                        Above 5% 
  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 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 
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                                                        Direct     Direct       Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ----  ---------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
   Ordinary        3,547,860           3,547,860                                3,547,860                      9.62% 
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 GB00B12RQD06 
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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 (xiii)      Conversion Period             rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                         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 rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                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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                           3,547,860                                                      9.62% 
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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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   See Annex 1 below 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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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                                           Revised Transparency Directive notification. 
  13. Additional information: 
                                            This disclosure has been calculated 
                                            based on total voting rights in issue 
                                            amount of 36,856,264. 
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 14. Contact name:                             [e-mail] 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                          020 7818 5738 / 4184 
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 Annex 1: Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [ ] 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) 
 
  [X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) : 
          Name(xv)              % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or        through financial       it equals or is 
                                 is higher than the      instruments if it       higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold    equals or is higher    notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
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 Henderson Group 
  plc, Henderson Group 
  Holdings Asset Management 
  Limited, HGI Asset 
  Management Group 
  Limited, Henderson 
  Global Group Limited, 
  Henderson Holdings 
  Group Limited, HGI 
  Group Limited, Henderson 
  Global Investors 
  (Holdings) Limited, 

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