First Derivatives PLC Holding(s) in Company (7933Y)

TIDMFDP

RNS Number : 7933Y

First Derivatives PLC

19 May 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         First Derivatives PLC 
  the underlying 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                                    yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                              no 
  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                                  no 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                no 
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 Other (please                                                                   no 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                  (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                      Company) - 10.178 % comprised 
  (iii)                                                                      of: 
                                                                  Standard Life Investments 
                                                                       Limited -10.178% 
                                                                  Ignis Investment Services 
                                                                       Limited -0.000 % 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                     Vidacos NomineesHSBC 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                              18/05/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 19/05/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                      Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                       (Holdings) Limited - 10% 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              Standard Life Investments 
                                                                        Limited - 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 
  of                     to the triggering                                 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 
                   Shares           Voting                                                         (x) 
                                    Rights 
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                                                    Direct           Direct       Indirect        Direct     Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)         (xii) 
-------------      -----------      -----------    ---------------  -----------  --------------  ---------  ------------ 
  GB0031477770      2,411,262        2,411,262        2,466,662          0          2,466,662        0         10.178 
                 ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------  --------------  ---------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration       Exercise/                     Number of voting   % of voting 
 financial           date             Conversion                    rights that        rights 
 instrument          (xiii)           Period (xiv)                  may 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 
 financial      price            date             Conversion     rights              rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)           period         instrument          xx) 
                                                  (xviii)        refers to 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------- 
                                                                                    Nominal         Delta 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------------  --------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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                           2,466,662                                                     10.178 
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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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                    Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
                              Company) - 10.178 % comprised of: 
                         Standard Life Investments Limited -10.178% 
                         Ignis Investment Services Limited -0.000 % 
 
 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:                                                [e-mail] 
                                                                Standard Life Investments 
                                                                           Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                       [phone] 
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