M. P. Evans Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2456T)

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RNS Number : 2456T

M. P. Evans Group PLC

03 January 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     MP Evans 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                   X 
  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)                                    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                               (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                     as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                        manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                               portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   29 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                     3 January 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                    16% of voting rights attached 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                            to shares 
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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                   % of voting 
                 of                of             of shares        voting                      rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                          rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct       Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------  --------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0007538100   8,942,649         8,942,649       8,432,649                    8,432,649                    15.13% 
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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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 Rights to recall 
  lent shares                                                         515,890                     0.93% 
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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                   % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion        voting rights               rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period            instrument                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii)           refers to 
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                                                                                                  Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,948,539                                          16.05% 
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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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   Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
   Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (16.05%) 
 
 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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                                                                This notification is due 
  13. Additional information:                                   to crossing below the 16% 
                                                                threshold of voting rights 
                                                                attached to shares due to 
                                                                stock having been issued 
                                                                out on loan. The total holding 
                                                                including the right to recall 
                                                                lent shares remains above 
                                                                the 16% threshold. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                  Robert Haggerty 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01224 404399 

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