Joules Group plc Holding(s) in Company (0242R)

TIDMJOUL TIDMLLOY

RNS Number : 0242R

Joules Group plc

06 December 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Joules Group plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     X 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Other (please 
  specify): 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------------------------- 
 3. Full name of person(s)                                            Lloyds Banking Group plc 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: (iii) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction                                                   02 December 2016 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer                                                      05 December 2016 
  notified: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                         Below 4 % 
  crossed or reached: (vi, 
  vii) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number           Number           Number         Number of voting              % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares      rights                        rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct        Indirect(xii)   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  ----------- 
 ORD GBP0.01    6,250,001        6,250,001        3,125,001      3,125,001                     3.57% 
               ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BZ059357 
-------------      -----------    -----------      -----------    ----------  --------------      --------    --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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. 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3,125,001                                          3.57% 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   3,062,479 shares (3.49%), for and on behalf of LDC II 
   LP and registered in the name of LDC (Nominees) Limited, 
   are under the control of LDC (Managers) Limited, a wholly 
   owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) 
   Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank plc, 
   a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. 
 
   62,522 shares (0.07%), for and on behalf of LDC Parallel 
   II LP and registered in the name of LDC Parallel (Nominees) 
   Limited, are under the control of LDC (Managers) Limited, 
   a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital 
   (Holdings) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds 
   Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking 
   Group plc. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                              N/A 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy                          N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will                        N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
                                                            Notification using the Total 
  13. Additional information:                                Voting Rights figure of 87,499,796 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 14. Contact name:                                          Darren Hemsley 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 15. Contact telephone number:                              0113 235 7676 
---------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLGMMGZZKMGVZZ

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 06, 2016 02:01 ET (07:01 GMT)