Wilmington PLC Holding(s) in Company (7268M)

TIDMWIL

RNS Number : 7268M

Wilmington PLC

17 October 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA include 
  the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Wilmington 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                                    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)                                          NFU Mutual Insurance Society 
  subject to the                                                                         Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                       7(th) Oct 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               11(th) Oct 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                        >3% (Direct) 
  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 voting         % of voting 
                 of               of                            of shares      rights                   rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                                              Direct        Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                               (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------      -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  shares          3,415,512               3,415,512              3,682,512     2,873,512    809,000      3.295%       0.928% 
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 GB0009692319 
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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 
---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -------------------------------------  ----------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,682,512                                                        4.223% 
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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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                                        NFU Mutual Life Fund 0.926% (Direct) 
                                     NFU Mutual General Fund 2.369% (Direct) 
                     NFU Mutual Retirement Benefit Scheme 0.482% (In-direct) 
                         NFU Mutual UK Equity Income OEIC 0.406% (In-direct) 
                                         NFU Staff Pension 0.04% (In-direct) 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Adam Carroll 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01789 202203 
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