Polar Capital Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (2651S)

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RNS Number : 2651S

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

19 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                            POLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS 
  the underlying issuer                                            PLC 
  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                      ü 
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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)                               HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 15 DECEMBER 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    19 DECEMBER 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                               10% 
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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       Indirect      Direct      Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      -----------      -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ------------  -------  --------- 
 GB00B1GCLT25     9,133,729        9,133,729                    9,138,329                 9,138,329             10.0022% 
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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          Conversion    rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)        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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 9,138,329                                                     10.0022% 
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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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 9,108,312 of these shares are held for a unit trust 
  operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom 
  Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary 
  basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other 
  discretionary clients. 
 
 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:                                                 David Clueit 
                                                                   Hargreave Hale Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     01253 754739 
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