De La Rue PLC Holding(s) in Company (5396I)

TIDMDLAR

RNS Number : 5396I

De La Rue PLC

26 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                               De La Rue 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): 
 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) subject                                          Prudential plc group of companies 
  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 and date                                                  24 March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    25 March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                    13% - 12% 
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 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 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 
                 of                  of                   of shares        rights                    rights (x) 
                 Shares              Voting 
                                     Rights 
               ------------------  -------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                         Direct           Direct         Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                                           (xi)           (xii) 
                 ----  -----  ---  -----  -----  -----  ---------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 GB00B3DGH821      13,340,074           13,340,074         13,106,702      13,106,702       0        12.96%         0 
               ------------------  -------------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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. 
                       -----------------  -----------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of          Exercise     Expiration         Exercise/               Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial         price        date (xvii)        Conversion              rights instrument              rights (xix, 
 instrument                                        period                  refers to                      xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                         Nominal     Delta 
                 -----------  -----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------------  ----------  ------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,106,702                                                         12.96% 
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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) 
 
   Prudential plc (parent Company) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary 
   of Prudential plc) 
 Proxy Voting: 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                                                     M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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Ed Peppiatt

Company Secretary

01256 605343

26 March 2015

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