Mears Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (0524O)
02 November 2016 - 7:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMER TIDMSDR
RNS Number : 0524O
Mears Group PLC
02 November 2016
For filings with the FCA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Mears Group plc
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights
are
attached:
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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 Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency Directive ü
specify): II Regulation
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3. Full name of person(s) subject Schroders plc
to the
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Schroders plc & Schroder Investment
(if different from 3.): Management Limited
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5. Date of the transaction and date 27.10.16
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 28.10.16
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed Below 5%
or
reached:
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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Ordinary
GB0005630420 6,268,075 6,268,075 4,381,597 N/A 4,381,597 N/A 4.273%
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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 Conversion Period rights that may rights
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion rights instrument
instrument period refers to
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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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4,381,597 4.273%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Schroder Investment Management Limited 4,381,597 4.273%
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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The shares referred to in section
13. Additional information: 9 are held in portfolios managed by
those firms on a discretionary basis
for clients under investment management
agreements. This disclosure has been
calculated based on issue share capital
amount 102,545,434.
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14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 658 6000
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