Tower Resources PLC Holding(s) in Company (5915I)

TIDMTRP

RNS Number : 5915I

Tower Resources PLC

31 August 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Tower Resources 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) 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation:                                       M&G Investment Funds (4) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Ltd 
                                                                         A/C MGRN 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Ltd 
                                                                         A/C MGRQ 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                          30 August 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                             31 August 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                            14% - 11% 
  crossed or                                                           See item 13 
  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 voting             % of voting 
                of               of                of shares       rights                       rights (x) 
                Shares           Voting 
                                 Rights 
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                                                  Direct          Direct     Indirect          Direct      Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)        (xii) 
------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ----------------  ----------  ------------ 
 ORD GBP0.01 
 GB00B05KQ06     4,049,524         4,049,524        3,060,146        0          3,060,146          0         11.23% 
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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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 3,060,146                                                      11.23% 
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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:                               With reference to item 3, 
                                                            M&G Investments Funds (4) 
                                                            is an Open Ended Investment 
                                                            Company (OEIC) and is not 
                                                            a Prudential group company 
                                                            and must be separately disclosed. 
 
                                                            This OEIC Fund is managed 
                                                            by M&G Investment Management 
                                                            Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                            of Prudential plc) and will 
                                                            have been previously attributed 
                                                            to Prudential plc solely 
                                                            on the basis that M&G Investment 
                                                            Management Ltd has direct 
                                                            fund management control over 
                                                            the shares identified in 
                                                            this notification. 
 
                                                            Therefore the 11.23% holding 

                                                            being disclosed in this notification 
                                                            is encompassed in the 11.35% 
                                                            holding being disclosed under 
                                                            The Prudential plc group 
                                                            of companies and is NOT in 
                                                            addition to it. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        John Baker / Owen Smith / 
                                                           James Todd 
                                                           M&G Investment Management 
                                                           Limited 
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                                                          020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 
 15. Contact telephone number:                             4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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