Avanta Serviced Office Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1701B)

TIDMASOG

RNS Number : 1701B

Avanta Serviced Office Group PLC

02 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Avanta Serviced Office Group plc 
  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) subject                                Tosca Vehicle Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                     N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                   31 December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       2 January 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                87% 
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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 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                     (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                     Direct        Direct        Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)          (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----      ------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB00BCLYPC12   Nil               Nil                9,421,221     9,421,221     19,264,365   28.8%          58.9% 
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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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 N/A                     N/A              N/A                            N/A                           N/A 
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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 rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)    Conversion        rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period            refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A             N/A            N/A               N/A                            Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                  N/A           N/A 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----      ----------    ----  ------  -----------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 28,685,586                                                      87.7% 
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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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                                                                                 N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                   N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                    N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
                                                    For further information on Tosca 
                                                Vehicle Limited's interest in Avanta 
                                                 Serviced Office Group plc see Tosca 
                                                   Vehicle Limited's announcement of 
                                                   2 December 2014 in respect of its 
                                              offer for Avanta Serviced Office Group 
                                              plc (the "Offer") and its announcement 
                                                 of 2 January 2015 in respect of the 
                                                 Offer becoming unconditional in all 
                                               respects (following acceptances being 
                                                   received in respect of 19,264,365 
                                              shares in Avanta Serviced Office Group 
                                                                               plc). 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Tim Bee (Legal Counsel) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 7845 6100 
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