Plus500 Limited Holding(s) in Company (4071M)

TIDMPLUS

RNS Number : 4071M

Plus500 Limited

13 October 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                                    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)                                               Morgan Stanley 
  subject to the                                                    (Institutional Securities 
  notification obligation:                                     Group and Global Wealth Management) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                Morgan Stanley & Co. International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                  plc 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                10/10/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   12/10/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         3,4,5% 
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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) 
-------------      ------------      -----------    -------------  ------------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
                  Below             Below 
  IL0011284465     3%                3%              6,601,846      6,601,846                    5.75% 
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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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 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 (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument           rights (xix, 
  instrument                                       period            refers to                   xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
-------------  ----------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
-------------  ----------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,601,846                                             5.75% 
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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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   Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, 
   Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 6,601,846 
   voting rights (5.75%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
   Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
   Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
   Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 
   6,601,846 voting rights (5.75%) and is a subsidiary 
   of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 
   Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, 
   London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 
   6,601,846 voting rights (5.75%) and is a subsidiary 
   of Morgan Stanley International Limited. 
 
   Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
   Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 
   6,601,846 voting rights (5.75%) and is a subsidiary 
   of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. 
 
   Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
   Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 
   1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA 
   is an indirect holder of 
   6,601,846 voting rights (5.75%) and is a subsidiary 
   of Morgan Stanley. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    N/A 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                                    0141 245 7736 
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