Dixons Carphone PLC Holding(s) in Company (9053F)

TIDMDC.

RNS Number : 9053F

Dixons Carphone PLC

16 November 2015

 
 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 the underlying                   Dixons Carphone plc 
  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                                          X 
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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) subject                 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Capital Research and Management Company 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                       12 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         13 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                           Above 3% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 voting           % of voting rights 
                    of              of                     of          rights                     (x) 
                    Shares          Voting                 shares 
                                    Rights 
----------------  --------------  ----------------------  ---------  -------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                           Direct     Direct        Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)          (xii) 
----------------   ----  -------  -------  ------  -----  ---------  ------------  -----------  -------------  ------------ 
    Ordinary 
  (GB00B4Y7R145)     Below 3%            Below 3%                                   34,578,355                    3.0030% 
----------------  --------------  ----------------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration        Exercise/                        Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)       Conversion Period                rights that may              rights 
                                             (xiv)                            be 
                                                                              acquired if the 
                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
-----------------------  ----------------  -------------------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------ 
          n/a 
-----------------------  ----------------  -------------------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 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 rights 
  financial          price          date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                         period            refers to 
                                                     (xviii) 
-----------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------------------  ----------------------- 
       n/a                                                                                           Nominal     Delta 
-----------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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                            34,578,355                                                      3.0030% 
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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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   The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital 
   Research and Management Company ("CRMC"). 
 
 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:                    Based on ordinary shares in issue 
                                                                  of 1,151,461,336 
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 14. Contact name:                                                   Gina Martinez 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   [phone] 
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