Dixons Retail PLC Holding(s) in Company (6926F)

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RNS Number : 6926F

Dixons Retail PLC

28 April 2014

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying   Dixons Retail PLC 
  issuer of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments         no 
  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        no 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       yes 
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 Other (please specify):                                                no 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to     Standard Life Investments Ltd 
  the notification 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if             Vidacos Nominees 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction (and date              25/04/2014 
  on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                 28/04/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                          8% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of share If possible use ISIN     GB0000472455 
  code 
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 Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares                             Number of voting rights 
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 289,622,599                                  289,622,599 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Number of shares           Number of voting rights         Percentage of 
                                                             voting rights 
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                            Direct            Indirect      Direct   Indirect 
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 307,052,355                189,072,955       117,979,400   5.164%   3.223% 
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 A: B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/ conversion   No. of voting           Percentage of voting 
  instrument                            period/date            rights that             rights 
                                                               may be acquired 
                                                               (if the instrument 
                                                               exercised/converted) 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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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 rights 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument 
                                              period        refers to 
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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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       307,052,355                   8.387% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder 
  will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease 
  to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                Carla Dance 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    01727 203534 
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