Plus500 Limited Holding(s) in Company (6155U)

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RNS Number : 6155U

Plus500 Limited

08 April 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                PLUS500 Ltd 
  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                            X 
  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)                                     ODEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                07 APRIL 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   08 APRIL 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                 23% 
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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) 
---------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 Share 
 (IL0011284465)   9,272,634        9,272,634        9,666,787      9,666,787                  8.41% 
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 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. 
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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 voting             % of voting 
 financial           price         date           Conversion        rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)         period            refers to                    xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 Contract                                                          16,698,102                   Nominal       Delta 
  for Difference 
  (CFD) 
-----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                14.53% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 26,364,889                                           22.95% 
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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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   CF Odey Absolute Return Fund holds 16.01% (split between 
   2.05% in Ordinary Shares and 13.96% in CFDs) and Odey 
   Allegra Developed Markets Fund holds 3.39%. All other 
   funds hold less than 3%. 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                FERGUS LEE 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 72081400 
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