Mears Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (4007I)

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RNS Number : 4007I

Mears Group PLC

19 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           Mears Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                                    Yes 
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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)                                        Legal & General Group Plc 
  subject to the                                                            (Group) 
  notification obligation: 
                                                                  Legal & General Investment 
                                                                   Management Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                          Legal & General Assurance 
                                                                     Society Limited (LGAS) 
 
                                                                   Legal & General Assurance 
                                                                 (Pensions Management) Limited 
                                                                             (PMC) 
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                                                                         14 June 2017 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 16 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                           LGIM (Below 5%) 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type                Situation                             Resulting situation after the 
  of                        previous                                 triggering transaction 
  shares               to the triggering 
                          transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                    Number           Number                          Number of voting         % of voting 
                      of               of                                 rights                 rights 
                    Shares           Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                     Number         Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                    of shares 
-------------    -------------    -------------  --------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ---------- 
                          5,157,630.00 
 ORD GBP                                              Below 
  0.01                  As of 13/04/2017                5%         3,833,525        -      3.72%        - 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                  Number of 
   Type of          Expiration       Exercise/                     voting                    % of voting 
   financial        date             Conversion                    rights that               rights 
   instrument                        Period                        may be 
                                                                   acquired 
                                                                   if the 
                                                                   instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/ 
                                                                   converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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   Type of         Exercise         Expiration       Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
   financial       price            date             Conversion    voting         rights 
   instrument                                        period        rights 
                                                                   instrument 
                                                                   refers to 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                                                     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% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                                               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and 
                                                                                Indirect) (Group) ( Below 5% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                                   Indirect) ( Below 
                                                                                                5% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( Below 5% = 
                                                                                                     Total Position) 
                                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 3,833,525 -3.72% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                                         (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) 
                                                                                                               (PMC) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 

                                                           Management) Limited (PMC) (PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                                                                                              (LGPL) 
 
 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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                                                                                    Notification using the total 
  13. Additional information:                                                    voting rights figure of 102,984,108 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                      Amy Williams (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                             029 2035 4097 
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