Poundland Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (4566J)

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RNS Number : 4566J

Poundland Group PLC

09 September 2016

 
 For filings with the FSA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   POUNDLAND GROUP PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                          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)                                    CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               PLEASE SEE SECTION 9. 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   07/09/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      09/09/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                    4% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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            voting                     rights 
                 Shares                      Voting            shares        rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                               Direct       Direct       Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
-------------      ---------  -----------      -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
 ORD                                                                                                             3.614% 
 GB00BJ34VB96    12,063,194                  12,063,194          N/A          N/A          9,710,023     N/A 
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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                                    Period                          may be 
                                                                               acquired if 
                                                                               the 
                                                                               instrument is 
                                                                               exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A                N/A                       N/A                             N/A                        N/A 
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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              % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion                      voting rights          rights 
 instrument                                      period                          instrument 
                                                                                 refers to 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 SWAP                          02/02/2017                                       62,227                 0.023% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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                            9,772,250                                                       3.637% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
  2. Credit Suisse AG 
  3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding 
  Limited 
  4. Credit Suisse Funds AG 
 
  1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
  2. Credit Suisse AG 
  3. Credit Suisse Investments (UK) 
  4. Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK) 
  5. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd 
 
  1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
  2. Credit Suisse AG 
  3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding 
  Limited 
  4. Credit Suisse Holding Europe (Luxembourg) S.A. 
  5. Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A. 
 
  1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
  2. Credit Suisse AG 
  3. Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc 
  4. Credit Suisse (USA) Inc 
  5. CSAM Americas Holding Corp 
  6. Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC 
 
 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:                                               Anthony Allen/Paul MacDonald 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   [phone] / 8548 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                             Credit Suisse Group AG 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                       Paradeplatz 8, 8070 Zurich, 
  (registered office for legal          Switzerland 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email                  See below 
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 Other useful information              See below 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                             Credit Suisse Securities 
                                        (Europe) Ltd 
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 Contact address                       One Cabot Square, London 
                                        E14 4QJ 
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 Phone number & email                  020 7888 5416 [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information              Anthony Allen 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 Our ref: 9421374 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FSA website. 
 

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