Midwich Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7876C)

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RNS Number : 7876C

Midwich Group PLC

19 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                Midwich Group 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                                   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)                                           Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                    (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                            Company) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                         18/04/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                            19/04/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                         Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                          (Holdings) Limited - 11% 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                 Standard Life Investments 
                                                                                 Limited - 10% 
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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 voting       % of voting 
                 of                          of               of shares      rights                 rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                              Direct        Direct     Indirect    Direct      Indirect 
                                                                            (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00BYSXWW41   8,391,537                   8,391,537         8,746,663                8,746,663               11.00% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 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. 
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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 voting                   % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument                  rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                          xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,746,663                                                      11.00% 
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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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                                                         Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 11.00% 
                                                                    Standard Life Investments Limited - 10.01% 
                                                                  Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              [e-mail] 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                 [phone] 
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