Purplebricks Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4612A)

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RNS Number : 4612A

Purplebricks Group PLC

24 March 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           Purplebricks 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 
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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)                                          The Capital Group Companies, 
  subject to the                                                                Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                22 March 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   23 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Above 5% - Aggregate of voting 
  crossed or                                                             rights from shares 
  reached: 
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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 shares       voting                   rights 
                   Shares           Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
---------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
---------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB00BYV2MV74)     13,497,659       13,497,659                                 13,577,531                   5.0194% 
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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 
                                      Period                            may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                     13,577,531                                                    5.0194% 
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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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                                            Number of        Percent 
                                              Shares      of Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
     ("CG") holdings                        13,577,531       5.0194% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies 
    and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Research and Management 
     Company(1)                             13,577,531       5.0194% 
 (1) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
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 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:                                                            Henry Lin 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                              [phone] 
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