McCarthy & Stone PLC Holding(s) in Company (5863G)

TIDMMCS TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 5863G

McCarthy & Stone PLC

30 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         McCarthy & Stone 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                              X 
  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)                                      The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Goldman Sachs International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                       ELQ Investors VIII Ltd 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                              25 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 30 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Above 3% 
  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            voting                   rights (x) 
                    Shares           Voting            shares        rights 
                                     Rights 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                                       Direct       Direct     Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-----------------   --------------   ---------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
                        Below             Below 
    GB00BYNVD082          3%                3%                                 10,000,000               1.861% 
                   ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 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 voting        % of voting 
  instrument          date             Conversion                     rights that             rights 
                      (xiii)           Period (xiv)                   may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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    Stock Loan 
     (Physical)           Open                                             6,156,797                1.146% 
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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      % of voting 
    financial         price        date       Conversion    voting rights    rights 
    instrument                                  period       instrument      (xix, xx) 
                                                              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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                      16,156,797                                                 3.007% 
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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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   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 16,156,797 shares; 3.007% 
 
   Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.) 
   Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman 
   Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 
   Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman 
   Sachs Group UK Limited) 
 
   Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.) 
   Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman 
   Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 
   Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (U.K.) Limited (Controlled 
   by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited) 
   ELQ Investors VIII Ltd (Controlled by Goldman Sachs 
   Group Holdings (U.K.) Limited) 
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 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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                                                        Please note, total amount 
  13. Additional information:                            of voting rights have been 
                                                         rounded to 2 decimal places 
                                                         therefore there is a possibility 
                                                         of a rounding error. 
 
                                                         General email contact: 

                                                         [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                                      Joanna Foley 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                         [phone] 
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