Holding(s) in Company
03/06/2009 5:01pm
UK Regulatory
TIDMFFG
RNS Number : 3247T
Freedom4 Group PLC
03 June 2009
TR-1:notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Freedom4 Group plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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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 | v |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may | |
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting | |
| rights are attached | |
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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 to the | Sloane Robinson LLP |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | SR Global Fund LP |
| from 3): | SR Europe Investment Trust plc |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which | 02.06.2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
| different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02.06.2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5.00% (aggregate holding by |
| reached: | investment firm - previous |
| | disclosure 5.33%) |
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| 8. Notified details: | |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| shares | to the Triggering | |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of | Number | Number | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| | Shares | of | of | | |
| | | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| ISIN number: | 61,513,464 | 61,513,464 | 5,615,400 | 5,615,400 | | 0.54% | |
| GB0005846018 | | | | | | | |
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| B: 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 may be | rights |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 5,615,400 | 0.54% |
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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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| Shares held by: |
| SR Europe Investment Trust plc |
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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: | Stewart Porter, Freedom4 Group |
| | plc |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0870 386 0403 |
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