Hornby PLC Holding(s) in Company (6742Y)

TIDMHRN

RNS Number : 6742Y

Hornby PLC

07 December 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                         Hornby 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                                   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)                                     Phoenix Asset Management Partners 
  subject to the                                                                         Limited 
  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                                                  5(th) December 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                     6(th) December 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          72%, 73%, 74%. 
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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 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B01CZ652   60,406,594                                                       93,524,498   74.66% 
               ---------------                                                  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
                                 60,406,594       60,406,594      93,524,498 
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 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. 
-----------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                N/A            N/A                              N/A                           N/A 
-----------------  -------------  -------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A              N/A            N/A            N/A               N/A                           Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
-------------      -----------    -----------      ------------    -----------  -----------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 93,524,498                                         74.66% 
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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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   Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited serves as 
   investment manager and/or investment adviser to various 
   sub-accounts. The voting rights/shares in the issuer 
   are held across 11 sub-accounts: The Phoenix UK Fund 
   (28,506,072) and 9 segregated accounts (CN3Q (3,016,170), 
   BGU02 (2,530,206), 74205 (12,030,355), ACE (2,512,301), 
   INYK (24,766,099),ARR (17,727,984), M1 (102,779), M2 
   (2,074,770), M3 (51,456) and M4 (206,306). 
 
 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:                                        Carl Lunderstedt, 
                                                           Phoenix Asset Management 
                                                           Partners Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        0208 600 0100 
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