discoverIE Group plc Holding(s) in Company (2770L)

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RNS Number : 2770L

discoverIE Group plc

09 September 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0000055888

Issuer Name

DISCOVERIE GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An event changing the breakdown of voting

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

07-Sep-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

08-Sep-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                     12.269271               0.000000                12.269271              11,632,018 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)                 11.942488               0.000000                11.942488 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB0000055888                                           11,632,018                                       12.269271 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A                              11,632,018                                       12.269271 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  Physical or cash     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
instrument                           period               settlement           rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B2 
                    =========================================================  ===================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   abrdn plc 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Standard Life 
                            Investments 
                            (Holdings) Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Standard Life 
   abrdn plc                 Investments Limited         10.128124               0.000000               10.128124 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Management PLC 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Managers Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Management PLC 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Investment Group 
                             Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Investments Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Standard Life 
                             Investments 
                             (Holdings) Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Standard 
                             Capital Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

This disclosure also reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited ("SLIHL") and held by the underlying investment management entity Standard Life Investments Limited ("SLIL") increased above the 10% notifiable threshold due to trading and due to participation in the placing of shares in DiscoverIE Group PLC on 7 September 2021.

SLIHL now effectively holds 10.128598% and SLIL holds 10.128124% of the delegated voting rights of the shares in DiscoverIE Group PLC. Prior to this crossing, SLIHL effectively held 9.768006% and SLIL held 9.767503%.

12. Date of Completion

08-Sep-2021

13. Place Of Completion

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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