John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC Holding(s) in Company (4844B)

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RNS Number : 4844B

John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC

10 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                         John Lewis of Hungerford 
 or the underlying issuer                                      PLC 
 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) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                             SPREADEX LTD 
 City and country of registered   St Albans, UK 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold   15/12/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer          09/01/2018 
 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         both in %       of voting 
                     attached       through        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                    to shares      financial                        issuer(vii) 
                    (total of     instruments 
                      8. A)        (total of 
                                  8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                       2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached       2.14%          6.70%          8.84%             186,745,519 
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 Position 
 of previous 
 notification 
 (if 
 applicable)                      6.70%          6.70% 
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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 rights(ix)   % of voting rights 
   of 
   shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                      Direct        Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of      (Art 10 of               (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                    Directive      Directive                Directive                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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  GB0004773148     4,000,000                     2.14% 
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  SUBTOTAL 
   8. A                     4,000,000                                 2.14% 
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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 voting                 % of voting 
  financial         date(x)        Conversion     rights that                      rights 
  instrument                       Period(xi)     may be acquired 
                                                  if the instrument 
                                                  is 
                                                  exercised/converted. 
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  CFD/SPREADBET                                  12,511,182                       6.70% 
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                                  SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                   B 1           12,511,182                       6.70% 
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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") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is                                       X 
  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) 
 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) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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    Name(xv)       % of voting             % of voting                    Total of both 
                   rights if it           rights through                   if it equals 
                   equals or is        financial instruments               or is higher 
                   higher than             if it equals                 than the notifiable 
                       the                 or is higher                      threshold 
                    notifiable          than the notifiable 
                    threshold                threshold 
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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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 David Corben 
  01727895135 
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 Place of completion   UK 
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 Date of completion    09/01/2018 
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