7digital Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8435I)

TIDM7DIG TIDM0MPM

RNS Number : 8435I

7digital Group PLC

22 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                  7digital Group 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                                   YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                             NO 
  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                                 NO 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               NO 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                               METRO AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           24-7 Entertainment GmbH 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                      Conditional agreement to acquire 
  and date on                                                           shares entered into on 19 
  which the threshold is                                                                June 2017 
  crossed or                                                         Threshold crossed on 21 June 
  reached: (v)                                                                               2017 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                             21 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                          Every percentage level from 
  crossed or                                                                below 3% to above 12% 
  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                       Resulting situation after the 
  of              previous                        triggering transaction 
  shares          to the triggering 
                  transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number          Number          Number        Number of voting        % of voting 
                 of              of               of shares     rights                  rights (x) 
                 Shares          Voting 
                                 Rights 
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                                                 Direct        Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                               (xi)        (xii) 
--------------    ------------    ------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  shares of 
  GBP0.01 
  ISIN: 
  GB00BMH46555                                                            23,144,616             12.65% 
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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            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) 
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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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 23,144,616                                                    12.65% 
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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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                                                          24-7 Entertainment GmbH holds 23,144,616 ordinary shares 
                                                             (23,144,616 voting rights; 12.65% of the total voting 
                                                            rights) in 7digital Group plc. 24-7 Entertainment GmbH 
                                                            is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MS E-Business Concepts 
                                                             & Service GmbH, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
                                                               Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, which is a subsidiary of 
                                                         METRO Kaufhaus und Fachmarkt Holding GmbH (METRO Kaufhaus 
                                                             und Fachmarkt Holding GmbH holds 78.38% of the shares 
                                                            in Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH), which is a wholly-owned 
                                                                                           subsidiary of METRO AG. 
 
 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:                                             Dr. Moritz Berger 
                                                               Legal Affairs, Compliance 
                                                               & Privacy 

                                                               Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH 
                                                               Wankelstraße 5 
                                                               D-85046 Ingolstadt [e-mail] 
                                                               www.mediamarktsaturn.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                 Tel: [phone] 
                                                                Mobile: [phone] 
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