Character Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5005E)

TIDMCCT

RNS Number : 5005E

Character Group PLC

08 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
  (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Character Group plc 
  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) subject      Otus Capital Management L.P. 
  to the notification obligation:        Otus Capital Management Ltd 
  (iii)                                                 Andrew Gibbs 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)           BNYM - Omnibus A/C (GROSS) 
  (if different from 3.): (iv)             RBC ISB S.A. a/c NON RES. 
                                                   DOM> RATE-Clients 
                                           NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED 
                                                   CREST ID CI01 Acc 
                                                               DOP17 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                     02 May 2017 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       03 May 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              5% 
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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 
-----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                             Direct        Direct    Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
                                                            (xi)      (xii) 
-----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary shares 
                    Below        Below 
  GB0008976117       5%           5%         N/a           N/a       1,118,020   N/a        5.28% 
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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      rights that              rights 
                                     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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (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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  1,118,020                5.28% 
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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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   Otus Capital Management L.P. s the investment manager of certain funds 
   that hold the financial instruments disclosed in Section 8 form and which 
   controls the voting rights attached those financial investments. 
 
   Otus Capital Management Ltd is the general partner (and therefore a parent 
   undertaking) of Otus Capital Management L.P. Andrew Gibbs is a parent 
   undertaking of Otus Capital Management Ltd. 
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 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:                   Richard Colyer 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    + 44 20 7227 0007 
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