Dart Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4804J)

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RNS Number : 4804J

Dart Group PLC

28 June 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 
  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                                         Type 1 & 3 disclosure as per the Transparency       ü 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                    Schroders plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      26.06.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         27.06.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                     Below 5% 
  crossed or 
  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) 
--------------      -------------    -------------    ----------------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
    Ordinary 
 
  GB00B1722W11      17,903,711          14,658,881               10,165,223       N/A       7,374,482        N/A         4.973% 
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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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 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 
 financial          price           date             Conversion                 rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)           period                     refers to                  xx) 
                                                     (xviii) 
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       CFD              N/A              N/A                   N/A                                        Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                        8,806               0.006%         1 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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                       7,383,288                                                         4.979% 
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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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 Schroder & Co. Limited 130,670 0.088% 
  Schroder Investment Management Limited 7,144,109 4.818% 
  Schroder Investment Management (North America) Limited 
  108,509 0.073% 
 
 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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                                                                The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                   section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                managed by those firms on 
                                                                a discretionary basis for 
                                                                clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. This 
                                                                disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                based on issue share capital 

                                                                amount 148,279,052. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                          Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7658 6000 
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