Dixons Retail PLC Holding(s) in Company (6340J)

TIDMDXNS

RNS Number : 6340J

Dixons Retail PLC

13 June 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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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: (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                                      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                  Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester 
  to the                                                                  Pension Fund 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           Chase Nominees Ltd A/C TMBC1 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                          12/06/14 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            13/06/14 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                4% 
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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) 
-------------    ----  --------  ------  -----  ---  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 ORD 2.5P       181,059,810       181,059,810         142,578,014     142,578,014                 3.89 
               ----------------  ------------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0000472455 
-------------    ----  --------  ------  -----  ---  ------------    ----  ---------  ---------      ---  ----     ----------- 
 
 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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 142,578,014                                                        3.89% 
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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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 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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                                           The fund manager of this asset is: 
  13. Additional information:               UBS Global Asset Management. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Carla Dance 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             01727 203534 
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