Telecom Plus PLC Holding(s) in Company (4036H)

TIDMTEP TIDMSDR

RNS Number : 4036H

Telecom Plus PLC

30 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                              Telecom Plus 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                                         Implementation of Transparency Directive       ü 
  specify):                                            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                                                   26.11.15 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                      30.11.15 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                  Above 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) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                     Below             Below 
   Ordinary            5%                5%            5,774,910       N/A      4,448,584         N/A         5.55% 
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 GB0008794710 
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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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 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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                            4,448,584                                                     5.55% 
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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 4,448,584 5.55% 
 
 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 exceeding 5%. Schroders 
                                                                Plc's position remains as 
                                                                per the previous disclosure. 
                                                                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 80,219,417. 

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