Watchstone Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6675X)

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RNS Number : 6675X

Watchstone Group PLC

23 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                              Watchstone Group 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)                                                 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      J.P. Morgan Securities Plc 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                    20 February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                       22 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                 3%, 4%, 5% Upwards 
  crossed 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 
  of              to the triggering               triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number          Number          Number         Number of              % of voting 
                  of              of              of shares      voting                 rights (x) 
                  Shares          Voting                         rights 
                                  Rights 
--------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                 Direct         Direct     Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
                                                                (xi)        (xii) 
--------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  ---------  ----------  --------  --------- 
                 Below           Below 
                 minimum          minimum 
 GB00BYNBFN51    threshold        threshold                                2,324,492             5.05% 
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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. 
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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 
  financial        price         date           Conversion       rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                     (xvii)         period           refers to              xx) 
                                                (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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 2,324,492                                        5.05% 
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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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 Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 
  2,324,492 (5.05%) 
  Direct: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: 2,324,492 (5.05%) 
 
  Chain of control: 
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%) 
  J.P. Morgan International Inc. (100%) 
  Bank One International Holdings Corporation (100%) 
  J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%) 
  J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (72.73%) 
  J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited (99.99%) 
  J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings (100%) 
  J.P. Morgan Securities plc (99.41%) 
 
 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:                                               N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Evangelos Galiatsatos 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    0207 742 6148 
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