Royal Mail PLC Holding(s) in Company (6331S)

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RNS Number : 6331S

Royal Mail PLC

18 March 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                             Royal Mail 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 
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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                                                Correction 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                  Equiniti Share Plan Trustees 
  subject to the                                                                                 Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                             Equiniti Share Plan Trustees 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                                    Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                           N/A - see "Additional Information" 
  and date on                                                                                      below 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              N/A - see "Additional Information" 
  notified:                                                                                        below 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                  Reduction from above 8% to 
  crossed or                                                                                         nil 
  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                % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                             rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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 Royal Mail 
 1p Ordinary 
 shares 
 GB00BDVZYZ77   84,437,195        84,437,195         0               0          0             0             0 
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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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 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 voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 n/a                                                                                            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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 0                                                     0 
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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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 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:                                        This notification is being 
                                                               issued to correct a notification 
                                                                      issued on 28 October 2013 
                                                                  in relation to Equiniti Share 
                                                           Plan Trustees Limited's shareholding 
                                                                      in Royal Mail plc. As the 
                                                                       Trustees do not have the 
                                                             right to vote except as instructed 
                                                                  by Royal Mail Share Incentive 

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