Holding(s) in Company (7203X)

TIDMCC.

RNS Number : 7203X

Clinton Cards PLC

20 February 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA 
  include the annex 
  For filings with issuer 
  exclude the annex 
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 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing    Clinton Cards Plc 
  shares to which voting rights 
  are attached: 
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  2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights        YES 
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  An acquisition or disposal of financial            No 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting 
  rights are attached 
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                                                    No 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting 
  rights 
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                                                    No 
  Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to notification            Bestinver Hedge Value 
  obligation:                        Fund, FI 
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  4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3): 
---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
  5. Date of transaction             8(th) February 2012 
  (and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed or 
  reached if different): 
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  6. Date on which issuer            10(th) February 2012 
  notified: 
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                5% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation                 Resulting situation after 
  of shares       previous to               the triggering transaction 
  If possible     the triggering 
  use ISIN        transaction 
  code 
--------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number       Number       Number       Number of                Percentage 
                  of shares    of voting    of shares    voting rights            of voting 
                               rights                                             rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
                                                         Direct       Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
 GB0002036720    12,121,102                             10,173,823                           4.92% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 B: Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/      No. of voting           Percentage 
  financial     date         conversion     rights that             of voting 
  instrument                 period/date    may be acquired         rights 
                                            (if the 
                                            instrument 
                                            exercised/converted) 
------------  -----------  -------------  ----------------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 10,173,823                4.92% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of 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:    Bestinver Hedge Value 
                                 Fund FIL is an investment 
                                 fund managed by Bestinver 
                                 Gestion S.A., SGIIC. The 
                                 direct holdings of Bestinver 
                                 Hedge Value Fund FI are 
                                 aggregated in the notifications 
                                 of the indirect holdings 
                                 of Bestinver Gestion S.A., 
                                 SGIIC 
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 14 Contact name:               Martin Clifford-King 
                                 Interim Finance Director 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  name:                         020 8502 8218 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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