DFS Furniture plc Holding(s) in Company (0032S)

TIDMDFS

RNS Number : 0032S

DFS Furniture plc

27 September 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                         DFS Furniture Plc 
  or the underlying issuer                           GB00BTC0LB89 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               UBS Investment Bank 
                                                     UBS Group AG 
 City and country of registered                     Zürich 
  office (if applicable)                             Switzerland 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               UBS AG London Branch 
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 City and country of registered                     London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     25 September 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   27 September 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                    % of voting     % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           5.25%             -                       5.25%                  211'530'601 
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 Position              Below           Below                Below Notifiable 
  of previous       Notifiable       Notifiable                 Threshold 
  notification       Threshold       Threshold 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive        Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------   --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
  GB00BTC0LB89                       11'105'669                                            5.25% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                       11'105'669                                  5.25% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
  financial         date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
  instrument                        Period(xi)       may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)         Conversion       or cash            of voting        rights 
  instrument                       Period           settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the 
  notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not 
  controlled by any natural person or legal entity and 
  does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                     X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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     Name(xv)         % of voting           % of voting            Total of both 
                      rights if it         rights through           if it equals 
                      equals or is      financial instruments       or is higher 
                       higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                     the notifiable         or is higher              threshold 
                        threshold        than the notifiable 
                                              threshold 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS AG London 
  Branch                 5.23%                   -                     5.23% 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS AG Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 

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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Opfikon, Switzerland 
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 Date of completion    27.09.2017 
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