Mothercare PLC Holding(s) in Company (9544V)

TIDMMTC

RNS Number : 9544V

Mothercare PLC

08 November 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                          Mothercare Plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Richard Griffiths and controlled 
                                                     undertakings 
 City and country of registered                     Jersey, Channel Islands 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     7 November 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified 
  (DD/MM/YYYY):                                       8 November 2017 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                      5.11%                  5.02%            10.13%         17,309,124 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                     4.66%                  5.02%             9.68% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type                  Number of voting rights(ix)                      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
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 Ordinary 
  GB0009067447                8,736,818                                     5.11% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                8,736,818                                     5.11% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
---------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 Spread 
  Bet                                                           Cash               8,572,306        5.02% 
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                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 8.B.2             8,572,306        5.02% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                              X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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           Name(xv)              % of voting         % of voting            Total of both 
                                  rights if         rights through           if it equals 
                                  it equals      financial instruments       or is higher 
                                 or is higher        if it equals         than the notifiable 
                                   than the          or is higher              threshold 
                                  notifiable      than the notifiable 
                                  threshold            threshold 
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 Seren Investment Management 
  Limited                               3.08%                                           3.08% 
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 Cream Capital Limited                  0.12%                                           0.12% 

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 Oak Trust Limited                      0.25%                                           0.25% 
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 Richard Griffiths 
  and family                            0.21%                    5.02%                  5.23% 
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 Blake Holdings Limited                 1.45%                                           1.45% 
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 Totals                                 5.11%                    5.02%                 10.13% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                       NA 
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 The number and % of voting rights              NA 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting                NA 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Jersey, Channel Islands 
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 Date of completion    8 November 2017 
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