Man Group plc Holding(s) in Company (0073R)

TIDMEMG

RNS Number : 0073R

Man Group plc

05 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer      Man Group plc 
  or 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 
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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                                          X 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)          Sumitomo Mitsui Trust 
  subject to the notification        Holdings, Inc 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      Sumitomo Mitsui Trust 
  (if different from 3.):             Bank, Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction         1 December 2016, 
  and date on which the threshold    being the date of announcement 
  is crossed or reached:             of Man Group plc's 
                                     revised total voting 
                                     rights as a result 
                                     of its share repurchase 
                                     programme (originally 
                                     announced on 14 October 
                                     2016 and the first 
                                     transaction of which 
                                     occurred on 20 October 
                                     2016) 
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 6. Date on which issuer            5 December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are        Crossed above 3% 
  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 
  of                 previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares             to the triggering 
                     transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-----------------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number       Number       Number    Number of             % of voting 
                     of           of           of        voting                rights 
                     Shares       Voting       shares    rights 
                                  Rights 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                              Direct    Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
  3 3/7 US 
  cents 
  (GB00B83VD954)    51,000,000   51,000,000   N/A       N/A      51,000,000   N/A      3.02% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                                   Period        rights that 
                                                 may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
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 Not applicable. 
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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 
----------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Not applicable.                                                       Nominal   Delta 
----------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
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 51,000,000                3.02% 
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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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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited, which is controlled 
  by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc, is the 
  registered holder of 51,000,000 ordinary shares 
  and therefore has 51,000,000 direct voting rights 
  which is equivalent to 3.02% of the total voting 
  rights. 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:   Not applicable. 
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 11. Number of voting rights     Not applicable. 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy         Not applicable. 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                Rachel Rowson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    020 7144 1732 
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