Wincanton PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (2904M)

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RNS Number : 2904M

Wincanton PLC

27 July 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                        Wincanton Plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                             Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
                                                   and its group 
 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable)                            Minneapolis, USA 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name                                             HSBC Global Custody Nominees 
                                                   (UK) Ltd 
                                                   Roy Nominees 
                                                   State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                   Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                   24/07/2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                 26/07/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                              % of voting           % of voting        Total of      Total number 
                            rights attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                               to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                               (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                 8. A)               (total of 
                                                    8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                        2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    15.242%               0.000%           15.242%       124,543,670 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                   14.020%               0.000%           14.020% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct              Indirect               Direct              Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of            (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of 
                               Directive            Directive             Directive            Directive 
                              2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)            (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
--------------------   ------------------------  --------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
 GB0030329360                      0               18,983,144              0.000%               15.242% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                18,983,144                                  15.242% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial      Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument             date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                   Period          may be acquired 
                                                                   if the instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/converted. 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                   B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of               Expiration                 Exercise/       Physical      Number       % of voting 
  financial             date                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                      Period          settlement     rights 
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                                                                  SUBTOTAL 
                                                                   8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                             X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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           Name                % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
                               rights if it        rights through           if it equals 
                               equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                               higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                              the notifiable        or is higher              threshold 
                                threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                      threshold 
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 Ameriprise Financial,           %                 %                        % 
  Inc. 
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 Ameriprise International        %                 %                        % 
  Holdings GmbH 
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 Threadneedle                    %                 %                        % 
  Asset Management 
  Holdings SARL 
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 Threadneedle                    %                 %                        % 
  Holdings Limited 
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 TAM UK Holdings                 %                 %                        % 
  Limited 
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 Threadneedle                    %                 %                        % 
  Asset Management 
  Holdings Limited 
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 TC Financing                    %                 %                        % 
  Limited 
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 Threadneedle 
  Asset Management 
  Limited                    15.242%           %                        15.242% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                      N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                    N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                      N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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   Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned 
   by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned 
   by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which 
   is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which 
   is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, 
   which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management 
   Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise 
   International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly 
   owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
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 Place of completion   Swindon, UK 
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 Date of completion    26/07/2017 
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