Vesuvius plc Holding(s) in Company (4415F)

TIDMVSVS

RNS Number : 4415F

Vesuvius plc

17 May 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Vesuvius plc 
  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                        YES 
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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      Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
  (if different from 3.): (iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date          16/05/2017 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:            17/05/2017 
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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 triggering 
  of               to the triggering         transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  ------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number       Number of voting      % of voting rights 
                   of           of           of shares    rights                (x) 
                   Shares       Voting 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                                                          (xi)     (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary 
  GB00B82YXW83    13,857,746   13,857,746   13,359,729   N/A      13,359,729   N/A        4.93 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 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 (xiii)    Conversion      rights that              rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                     acquired if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
  N/A                 N/A            N/A             N/A                      N/A 
------------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
 N/A                 N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A                  Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
                                                                                 N/A       N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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  13,359,729                4.93 
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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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   Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                Pauline Robson, Aberforth 
                                   Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     0131 220 0733 
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