Dixons Retail PLC Holding(s) in Company (4051K)

TIDMDXNS

RNS Number : 4051K

Dixons Retail PLC

24 June 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer                                                               Dixons Retail Plc 
  of existing shares to which voting rights                            GB0000472455 
  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                                                       Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                                    n/a 
  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                                   n/a 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                  n/a 
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 Other (please                                                                                     n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject         UBS Global Asset Management (Traditional 
  to the                                    Entities) 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)            UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)               Limited 
                                            UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) 
                                            Limited 
                                            UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited 
                                            UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date       16 May 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:         17 May 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                       10% 
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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 
                  of                  of                      of shares       rights                      rights (x) 
                  Shares              Voting 
                                      Rights 
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                                                                             Direct      Indirect        Direct   Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)        (xii) 
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  GB0000472455   382,319,477         382,319,477             359,864,643     5,373,096   354,491,547     0.15%    9.77% 
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 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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 -                          -                 -                              -                           - 
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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 financial   Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  instrument          price           date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
                                                       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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 359,864,643                                                           9.92% 
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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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   UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited - 229,675 - 0.01% 
   UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Limited - 67,034 - 0.0002% 
   UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 354,194,838 - 9.76% 
   UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 5,373,096 - 0.15% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                       UBS Global Asset Management 
                                                      on behalf of a number of 
                                                      clients 
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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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