Pets At Home Group Plc NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi (0634N)

TIDMPETS

RNS Number : 0634N

Pets At Home Group Plc

20 October 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                                     Pets at Home Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                            GB00BJ62K685 
  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)                                    Norges Bank 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   19 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      20 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Above 3% 
  crossed 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 
  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) 
------------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                  2.09 
   GB00BJ62K685      10,178,671       10,178,671       10,440,868     10,440,868                   % 
                    ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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           Conversion                      rights that                   rights 
                          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                         acquired if 
                                                                         the 
                                                                         instrument 
                                                                         is 
                                                                         exercised/ 
                                                                         converted. 
----------------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 Shares out 
  on loan 
  (right to recall)      N/A            At any time                     4,691,298                     0.94 % 
----------------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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 financial     Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument            price         date           Conversion        rights instrument             rights (xix, 
                                      (xvii)         period            refers to                     xx) 
                                                     (xviii) 
--------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A                   N/A            N/A            N/A                                            Nominal       Delta 
--------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------                                ------------  --------- 
                                                                      N/A                           N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 15,132,166                                              3.03% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy               N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will             N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                     None 
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 14. Contact name:                               Philippe Chiaroni 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                   [phone] 
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