RPS Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9824W)

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RNS Number : 9824W

RPS Group PLC

15 February 2017

 
 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                                                RPS Group 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                                                         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                                         Type 1 disclosure as per Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                 Schroders plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Schroder Investment Management 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                  Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                   13.02.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                      14.02.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                  Below 5% 
  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                % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
    Ordinary 
 
  GB0007594764     16,118,828        16,118,828       11,237,728       N/A      11,007,728        N/A         4.925% 
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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 
                      (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) 
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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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                           11,007,728                                                    4.925% 
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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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 Schroder Investment Management Limited 11,007,728 4.925% 
 
 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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                                                                This notification is being 
  13. Additional information:                                   made based on the legal entity 
                                                                position falling below 5%. 
                                                                Schroders Plc's position 
                                                                remains as per the previous 
                                                                disclosure dated 08.06.2015. 
                                                                The shares referred to in 
                                                                section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                managed by those firms on 
                                                                a discretionary basis for 
                                                                clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. This 
                                                                disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                based on issue share capital 

                                                                amount 223,512,243. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            020 7658 6000 
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