Victrex PLC Holding(s) in Company (0706Z)

TIDMVCT TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 0706Z

Victrex PLC

09 March 2017

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                             Victrex Plc 
  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                                 X 
  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                                          Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                          Prudential plc 
                                                                          The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                  08 March 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    09 March 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                   See item 13 
  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 triggering 
  of                   to the triggering                 transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                      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) 
-------------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
     ORD GBP0.01 
     GB0009292243       2,629,704        2,629,704        2,553,237        0       2,553,237         0           2.97% 
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 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 Period                rights that may           rights 
                                          (xiv)                            be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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      ORD GBP0.01                                                                 197,194                   0.23% 
      GB0009292243 
    (Right of Recall) 
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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 financial      Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument             price         date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
                                                      period             refers to 
                                                      (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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 2,750,431                                                3.20 % 
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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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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 2,750,431 (3.20%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
   Prudential plc) - 2,750,431 (3.20%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                              N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                              N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                               N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                         The indirect holdings for Prudential 
  13. Additional information:                                             plc and The Prudential Assurance Company 
                                                                          Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                          Prudential plc) have moved below a 
                                                                          3% notifiable interest excluding the 
                                                                          right of recall under the Qualifying 
                                                                          Financial Instruments. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Sonya Moore 

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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           01253 897708 
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