Forterra plc Holding(s) in Company (4321Z)

TIDMFORT

RNS Number : 4321Z

Forterra plc

14 December 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                            Forterra PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Woodford Investment Management 
                                                     Ltd 
 City and country of registered                     9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, 
  office (if applicable)                             OX4 2HN, United Kingdom 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               Clients of Woodford 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     13/12/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   14/12/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                      20.01%                                  20.01%        200,442,068.00 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                     19.02%                                  19.02% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of     Number of voting                % of voting rights 
  shares            rights(ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                      Direct         Indirect         Direct         Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of        (Art 10        (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of 
                     Directive      of Directive     Directive       Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)       (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1) 
----------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 GB00BYYW3C20      40,110,000.00                   20.01% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                40,110,000.00                   20.01% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting        % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)      Conversion    rights that             rights 
                                   Period(xi)    may be acquired 
                                                 if the instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/converted. 
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                                  SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                   B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Physical           Number       % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)      Conversion    or cash            of voting    rights 
                                   Period        settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation 
  is not controlled by any natural person or legal 
  entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) 
  holding directly or indirectly an interest in 
  the (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 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 entity(xiv) (please add additional rows 
  as necessary) 
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       Name(xv)             % of voting             % of voting            Total of both 
                              rights if            rights through           if it equals 
                              it equals         financial instruments       or is higher 
                            or is higher            if it equals        than the notifiable 
                         than the notifiable        or is higher             threshold 
                              threshold          than the notifiable 
                                                      threshold 
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 Woodford Investment 
  Management Ltd        20.01                  0.00                     20.01 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2HN 
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 Date of completion    13/12/2017 
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