DDD Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (3588A)

TIDMDDD

RNS Number : 3588A

DDD Group PLC

28 September 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   DDD 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 
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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                           NIGEL WRAY 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                       PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                            ROY NOMINEES LIMITED 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                    25(th) September 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      25(th) September 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             5% 
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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) 
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 Ordinary 
 shares 
 GB0031129355   10,420,648       10,420,648           1,774,230     1,774,230      8,646,418   1%               4.85% 
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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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 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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                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           10,420,648                             5.85% 
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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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 Nigel William Wray has a beneficial interest in shares in DDD Group Plc 
  held by the following nominees 
  Pershing Nominees Limited 1,774,230 
  The family of Nigel Wray maintains a beneficial interest in the shares 
  held by Roy Nominees Limited - 8,646,418 
 
 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:                 Figures are based on a total number 
                                                                        of voting 
                                                            rights of 178,188,572 
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 14. Contact name:                                       Nigel Wray 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                         020 7647 7647 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name                                                Nigel Wray 
  (including legal form of legal entities) 
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 Contact address                             Cavendish House, 18 Cavendish Square, 
  (registered office for legal entities)                 London W1G 0PJ 
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 Phone number & email                                    020 7647 7647 
                                                  [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative for 
  legal persons) 
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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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