TIDMPLUS

RNS Number : 7365R

Plus500 Limited

13 December 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer 
  exclude the annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                PLUS500 LTD 
  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                                        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)                                         Morgan Stanley (Institutional 
  subject to the                                                     Securities Group and Global 
  notification obligation:                                               Wealth Management) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Morgan Stanley & Co. International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                    plc 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                  08.12.2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                     13.12.2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    5%* 
  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                    % of voting 
                  of                of             of shares         voting                       rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting                           rights 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                  Direct            Direct        Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)         (xii) 
--------------    ------------    -----------    ----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
  IL0011284465 
                                  -----------    ------------      ------------  -------------             ----------- 
                 2,866,083         2,866,083      3,516,200         3,516,200                    3.06% 
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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 (xiii)                  Conversion        rights that         rights 
 instrument                                      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 
--------------  --------------  -------------  --------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap          N/A         12.12.2016         N/A            3,100,000           N/A               2.70% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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   6,616,200                                                      5.76% 
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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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 Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance 
  Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 
  4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 6,616,200 
  voting rights (5.76%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
  Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
  Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 6,616,200 voting rights (5.76%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 
  Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 6,616,200 voting rights (5.76%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
  Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an 
  indirect holder of 6,616,200 voting rights (5.76%) and 
  is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings 
  Inc. 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
  Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 
  1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. 
  is an indirect holder of 6,616,200 voting rights (5.76%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                           N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                         N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                             Morgan Stanley's total holding 
  13. Additional information:                                 in PLUS500 LTD remains above 
                                                              the 5% threshold previously 
                                                              disclosed, however, this 
                                                              notification is being made 
                                                              on the basis that the holding 
                                                              in section 8(a) has crossed 
                                                              a relevant threshold in its 
                                                              own right at the component 
                                                              level. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               +44 141 245-7736 
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