Merlin Entertainments plc Holding(s) in Company - GIC Private Limited (2468L)

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RNS Number : 2468L

Merlin Entertainments plc

29 September 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC 
  or 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)                GIC PRIVATE LIMITED 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 
  (if different from 3.): (iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                   27 SEP 2016 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:            29 SEP 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                     VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED 
                                        TO SHARES HAVE GONE ABOVE 
                                                   3%. 
 
                                       TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS REMAINS 
                                                ABOVE 3%. 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
 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 
--------------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                 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) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BDZT6P94    29,918,017   29,918,017   30,583,647   30,583,647      0       3.0108%      0 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (xiv)         may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 N/A                 N/A          N/A           N/A                     N/A 
------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 N/A           N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A           N/A       N/A 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
       30,583,647                    3.0108% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
 N/A 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights     N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy         N/A 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
------------------------------  ----- 
 
 
 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                MATTHEW JOWETT 
                                   COMPANY SECRETARY 
                                   MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    01202 634 955 
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