Sanderson Group PLC Holding in Company (6784D)

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RNS Number : 6784D

Sanderson Group PLC

08 July 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         Sanderson 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                                     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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                             Downing LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                Downing ONE VCT plc 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                      Client funds managed by Downing 
                                                                                               LLP 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                             04/07/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                07/07/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                            5% 
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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 
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                                                Direct         Direct                   Indirect       Direct         Indirect 
                                                                (xi)                     (xii) 
-----------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -----------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Ordinary 
  shares      2,701,661        2,701,661        2,748,399      2,748,399                               5.01% 
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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 Period               rights that              rights 
 instrument        (xiii)         (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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 2,748,399                                                   5.01% 
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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: 
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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:                                              Grant Whitehouse, Company 
                                                                                Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                              0207 416 7780 
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