SuperGroup PLC Holding(s) in Company (2936S)

TIDMSGP TIDMSLA

RNS Number : 2936S

SuperGroup PLC

29 September 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                          SuperGroup Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen 
                                                      plc affiliated investment management 
                                                      entities with delegated voting rights 
                                                      on behalf of multiple managed portfolios 
 City and country of registered office               Edinburgh, Scotland 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was                  27/09/2017 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):      29/09/2017 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                 % of voting          % of voting rights       Total of both       Total number 
                                rights attached        through financial        in % (8.A +       of voting rights 
                               to shares (total           instruments               8.B)           of issuer(vii) 
                                   of 8. A)              (total of 8.B 
                                                          1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                         9.85                    0.00                  9.85             81,461,804 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                       10.73                    0.00                  10.73 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00B60BD277               N/A                8,030,642                        N/A                           9.85 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      8,030,642                                              9.85 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
  financial          date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
  instrument                              Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                       X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
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              Name(xv)                  % of voting        % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                                          rights if         through financial         it equals or is 
                                          it equals         instruments if it         higher than the 
                                        or is higher       equals or is higher      notifiable threshold 
                                          than the         than the notifiable 
                                         notifiable             threshold 
                                          threshold 
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 Standard Life Investments 
  Limited                                   9.55                  0.00                     9.55 
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 Aberdeen Asset Managers 
  Limited                                   0.06                  0.00                     0.06 
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 Aberdeen Asset Investments 

  Limited                                   0.24                  0.00                     0.24 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                                N/A 
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 The number and % of voting rights                       N/A 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights                  N/A 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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   In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named 
   discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios 
   on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements 
   whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to 
   the referenced investment manager. 
 
   This disclosure is also to reflect the fact that the underlying investment 
   management entity Standard Life Investments Limited crossed through a 
   notifiable threshold due to trading on 27 September 2017. The threshold 
   crossed was 10% and Standard Life Investments Limited managed 10.03% 
   shares in SuperGroup Plc prior to this crossing. 
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 Place of completion   Edinburgh, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    29/09/2017 
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