Motorpoint Group plc Holding(s) in Company (7430U)

TIDMMOTR TIDM84JL

RNS Number : 7430U

Motorpoint Group plc

26 October 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                                     MOTORPOINT GROUP 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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 UK issuer                                                                                    X 
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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                                          X 
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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                                           Bank of America Corporation 
 City and country of registered                 Wilmington, DE, United States 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                           Merrill Lynch International 
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 City and country of registered                 London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                 24(th) October 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified               26(th) October 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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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) 
--------------------  -----------------------  -----------------  --------------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed          Below Notifiable         Below Notifiable   Below Notifiable 
  or reached            Threshold               Threshold           Threshold            100,194,023 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)          5.948%                   0.001%             5.949% 
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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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 GB00BD0SFR60          Below Notifiable       Below Notifiable       Below Notifiable                 Below Notifiable 
                        Threshold              Threshold              Threshold                        Threshold 
--------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL              Below Notifiable Threshold                    Below Notifiable Threshold 
  8. A 
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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. 
--------------------  -------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------- 
 N/A                   N/A                  N/A                    N/A                                N/A 
--------------------  -------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
                                            SUBTOTAL 8.            N/A                                N/A 
                                             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) 
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 OTC Equity          Below Notifiable       Below Notifiable     Below Notifiable       Below         Below Notifiable 
  Swaps               Threshold             Threshold            Threshold               Notifiable    Threshold 
                                                                                         Threshold 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL               Below         Below Notifiable 
                                                                  8.B.2                  Notifiable    Threshold 
                                                                                         Threshold 
                                                                ---------------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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               or is higher 
                                        or is higher              instruments           than the notifiable 
                                    than the notifiable           if it equals               threshold 
                                         threshold                or is higher 
                                                              than the notifiable 
                                                                   threshold 
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 Bank of America Corporation       N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
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 NB Holdings Corporation           N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
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 Merrill Lynch International       N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
  Incorporated 
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 BofAML Jersey Holdings            N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
  Limited 
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 BofAML EMEA Holdings              N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
  1 Limited 
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 BofAML EMEA Holdings              N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
  2 Limited 
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 ML UK Capital Holdings            N/A                      N/A                       N/A 
  Limited 
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 Merrill Lynch International       Below Notifiable         Below Notifiable          Below Notifiable 
                                    Threshold                Threshold                 Threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    26(th) October 2017 
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