Darty PLC Holding(s) in Company (5900G)

TIDMDRTY

RNS Number : 5900G

Darty PLC

08 August 2016

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing                           Darty Plc 
  shares to which voting rights                               ISIN : GB0033040113 
  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 
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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): Termination of Takeover bid for Darty                               X 
  Plc by Groupe FNAC S.A. 
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   3. Full name of person(s)                                      DNCA FINANCE acting on behalf 
   subject to the notification                                    of its 100% subsidiary DNCA 
   obligation: iii                                                FINANCE LUXEMBOURG 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Natixis Global Asset Management 
    (if different from 3.):iv                                       (holds 70,17% of DNCA&CIE the 
                                                                    holding company of DNCA FINANCE) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on                                                           August 3rd, 2016 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: v 
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   6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    August 5th, 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached: vi, vii                                                  7% 
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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 voting     % of voting 
                    of Shares    of Voting    of shares    rights               rights x 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                          Direct    Indirect 
                                               Direct      xi        xii         Direct     Indirect 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
                     41 141       41 141 
   GB0033040113      940          940          0            0         N/A        0%         N/A 
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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/ Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date xiii    Period xiv             rights that          rights 
                                                          may 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date xvii    Conversion    rights               rights xix, 
                                              period        instrument refers    xx 
                                              xviii         to 
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                                                                                  Nominal     Delta 
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 N/A                 N/A        N/A          N/A                  N/A             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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   0                         0% 
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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 
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 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 cease to hold:                                          N/A 
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   12. Date on which proxy holder will 
   cease to hold voting rights:                                        N/A 
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   13. Additional information:        Notification based on the latest 
                                      information regarding total 
                                      number of outstanding shares 
                                      and voting rights 
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   14. Contact name:                  Simon Enoch 
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   15. Contact telephone number:      [phone] 
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name 
  (including legal form of legal                  DNCA FINANCE S.A. (Société 
  entities)                                       Anonyme) 
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 Contact address 
  (registered office for legal                    19, Place Vendôme, 75001 
  entities)                                       Paris, France 
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 Phone number & email              [phone] 
 
                                    [e-mail]; 
                                    [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative     Clément RAOULT, Deputy 
  for legal persons)                 Head of Legal 
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   B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name 
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 Contact address 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal entity 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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