WYG Plc Notification of Major Interest in Shares (0708Z)

TIDMWYG

RNS Number : 0708Z

WYG Plc

09 March 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     WYG 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                         ü 
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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)                                 HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                            DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                    08 MARCH 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       09 MARCH 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                12% 
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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                          Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             previous                           transaction 
  shares         to the triggering 
                 transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number                         Number of                % of voting 
                 of               of                of shares                      voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                                           rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                   (xi)       (xii) 
-------------      -----------      ------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 GB00B5N5WH70   8,398,100        8,398,100                        8,352,600                  8,352,600               11.9553% 
               ---------------  ----------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                                                                               Nominal               Delta 
---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------------------  --------------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,352,600                                                          11.9553% 
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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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 8,050,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated 
  by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave 
  Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary 
  basis. The remaining shares are held on behalf of other 
  discretionary clients. 
 
 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:                                                    David Clueit 
                                                                      Hargreave Hale Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        01253 754739 
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