Dart Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7248B)

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RNS Number : 7248B

Dart Group PLC

05 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     Dart Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                            GB00B1722W11 
  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)                                    Norges Bank 
  subject 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                                   03 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      05 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 3% based on voting rights 
  crossed or                                                   attached to shares 
  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 previous                              Resulting situation after the 
  of                  to the triggering                               triggering transaction 
  shares              transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                     Number           Number                         Number        Number of                % of voting 
                      of               of                            of shares      voting                   rights (x) 
                      Shares           Voting                                       rights 
                                       Rights 
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                                                                     Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
                                                                                    (xi)          (xii) 
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   GB00B1722W11      4,454,149        4,454,149                      4,420,380     4,420,380                2.98% 
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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             Conversion                                 rights that              rights 
                          (xiii)           Period (xiv)                               may be 
                                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                                      the 
                                                                                      instrument 
                                                                                      is 
                                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                                      converted. 
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 Shares on loan 
  (Right to recall)      N/A              At any time                                223,126                  0.15% 
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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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 N/A                   N/A              N/A            N/A             N/A                                  Nominal       Delta 
--------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                            N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,643,506                                                             3.13% 
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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:                   Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy               N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will             N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                     None 
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 14. Contact name:                               Sai Aanandha Shankhar 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                   [phone] 
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