Greencore Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9244N)

TIDMGNC TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 9244N

Greencore Group PLC

23 January 2019

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the Central Bank of Ireland)(i) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) : 
  Greencore Group Plc 
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
  [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  [X] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify)(iii) : 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) : 
 Name:                                         City and country of registered office (if 
  Prudential plc group of companies             applicable): 
                                                London, England 
                                              ------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) : 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) : 
  22 January 2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  23 January 2019 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A) Below 3% 
 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                           % of voting         % of voting rights   Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached     through financial    in % (9.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total    instruments          9.B)            of issuer(vii) 
                            of 9.A)             (total of 9.B.1 
                                                + 9.B.2) 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                           2.65%                0.63%           3.29%         706,978,416 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)                      3.03%                0.00%           3.03% 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) : 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type       Number of voting rights(ix)                               % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
 
                             Direct                      Indirect                     Direct                Indirect 
                                              --------------------------- 
 ORD GBP0.01 
  IE0003864109                                                 18,802,237                                         2.65% 
                                              ---------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 SUBTOTAL A                                                    18,802,237                                         2.65% 
                                              ---------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 
 Type of financial       Expiration    Exercise/                            Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)       Conversion Period(xi)                rights that may            rights 
                                                                             be acquired if 
                                                                             the instrument 
                                                                             is exercised/converted. 
                        ------------  -----------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 ORD GBP0.01 
  IE0003864109 
  Stock Lending 
  (Right of Recall)                                                                        4,500,000              0.63% 
                         ------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
                          SUBTOTAL B.1                                                     4,500,000              0.63% 
                         ------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
 Type of          Expiration           Exercise/            Physical or                Number of       % of voting 
  financial        date(x)              Conversion           cash settlement(xii)      voting rights    rights 
  instrument                            Period (xi) 
                 -------------------  -------------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
                                                            SUBTOTAL B.2 
                                                           -------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [ ] 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) 
 
  [X] 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) : 
 Name(xv)                       % of voting       % of voting rights     Total of both 
                                 rights if it      through financial      if it equals 
                                 equals or is      instruments if it      or is higher 
                                 higher than       equals or is higher    than the notifiable 
                                 the notifiable    than the notifiable    threshold 
                                 threshold         threshold 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 Prudential plc (Parent 
  Company)                                2.65%                  0.63%                  3.29% 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 M&G Prudential Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of Prudential plc)                      2.65%                  0.63%                  3.29% 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 M&G Group Limited (wholly 
  owned subsidiary of M&G 
  Prudential Limited)                     2.65%                  0.63%                  3.29% 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 M&G Limited (wholly owned 
  subsidiary of M&G Group 
  Limited)                                2.65%                  0.63%                  3.29% 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 M&G Investment Management 
  Limited (wholly owned 
  subsidiary of M&G Limited)              2.65%                  0.63%                  3.29% 
                               ----------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to 
  hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] 
 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
 

Completed in London on 23(rd) January 2019

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