Daisy Group PLC Notification of major interest in shares (4037Z)

TIDMDAY

RNS Number : 4037Z

Daisy Group PLC

10 December 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Daisy 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                                     Chain Bidco plc 
  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                                   8 December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    10 December 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                               97% 
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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) 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  --------------  --------------  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 GB00B61G9L20   Nil             Nil                 138,456,734     138,456,734     122,773,332   51.86%           45.98% 
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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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 261,230,066                                                      97.85% 
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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 Chain 
                                                   Bidco plc's interest in Daisy Group 
                                                plc see Chain Bidco plc's announcement 
                                                  of 20 October 2014 in respect of its 
                                               offer for Daisy Group plc (the "Offer") 
                                                    and its announcement of 8 December 
                                                 2014 in respect of the Offer becoming 
                                              unconditional in all respects (following 
                                                 acceptances being received in respect 
                                                  of 122,773,332 shares in Daisy Group 
                                                                                 plc). 
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 14. Contact name:                                    Paul Cassidy (Company Secretary) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           020 3326 0350 
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