Midwich Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6952X)

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RNS Number : 6952X

Midwich Group PLC

09 May 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) 
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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                      ü 
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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                 ü 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                               HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                    06 MAY 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       09 MAY 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                               5% 
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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 triggering 
  of             to the triggering                  transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number                         Number of                % of voting 
                of               of                 of shares                      voting                   rights (x) 
                Shares           Voting                                            rights 
                                 Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                   (xi)       (xii) 
-------------      -----------      ------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BYSXWW41   0                0                                5,901,038                  5,901,038 
               ---------------  ----------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                                                     7.4275% 
-------------      -----------      ------------    -----------      ----------  ---------    ----------  --------  --------- 
 
 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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   5,901,038                                                        7.4275% 
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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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 4,787,465 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated 
  by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave 
  Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary 
  basis. The remaining shares are held for other discretionary 
  clients. 
 
 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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                                                                  Most of the change in the 
  13. Additional information:                                     percentage of shares held 
                                                                  is due to participation in 
                                                                  the placing by Midwich Group 
                                                                  Plc, the shares from which 
                                                                  were admitted to AIM on 06/05/2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                David Clueit, 
                                                                   Hargreave Hale Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01253 754739 
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