RhythmOne PLC Holding(s) in Company (7516U)

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RNS Number : 7516U

RhythmOne PLC

20 January 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                        Rhythmone Plc 
  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                                              Dilution on issue of capital         X 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        Richard Griffiths and controlled 
  subject to the notification                                                         undertakings 
  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                                                        19 January 2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                           20 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                 Down through > 8%, 7% 
  crossed or reached: (vi, 
  vii) 
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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 voting             % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares      rights                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 1p 
 GB00B1WBW239   31,500,000       31,500,000       31,860,167     31,860,167                   6.44% 
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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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 CFD                                                               2,150,000                      0.44% 
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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 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 34,010,167                                         6.88% 
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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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                                           Blake Holdings Limited       360,167 
                                                               Seren Investment 
                                            Management Limited       31,500,000 
                                                                     31,860,167 
                                                                    ----------- 
                                                                           QFTs 
                                                              Richard Griffiths 
                                            - CFD                     2,150,000 
                                           Total                     34,010,167 
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                           The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard 
                                                                      Griffiths 
 
 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:                                              James Sutcliffe 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  [phone] 
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