Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC Holding(s) in Company (0043A)

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RNS Number : 0043A

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC

20 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                              Witan Pacific Investment Trust 
  issuer                                                                                                             Plc 
  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                                                            Wesleyan Assurance Society 
  to the 
  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 and date                                                                       March 9, 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                        March 20, 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                Moved from above 4% holding to below 
  or                                                                                                          4% holding 
  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 of     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares            to the triggering                   transaction 
                    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 
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                                                       Direct          Direct       Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------      ------------    --------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------- 
 
   GB0003656021    2,780,000         2,780,000         2,580,000                    nil          3.98%       nil 
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                                                                       2,580,000 
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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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 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        % of voting rights 
 financial       price             date (xvii)       Conversion      voting            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                          period          rights 
                                                     (xviii)         instrument 
                                                                     refers to 
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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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 2,580,000                                                           3.98% 
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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:                      Wesleyan Assurance Society 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                             N/A 
  acquire: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire                               N/A 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Richard Ellett 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    0121 2009197 
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