Gresham Technologies PLC Holding(s) in Company (3549M)

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RNS Number : 3549M

Gresham Technologies PLC

27 July 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer                                     Gresham Technologies 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                                               Kestrel Partners LLP 
 City and country of registered                     LONDON, UK 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               Kestrel Opportunities, a 
                                                     cell of Guernsey Portfolios 
                                                     PCC Ltd (through BNY Mellon 
                                                     Nominees Limited) and various 
                                                     other clients of Kestrel 
                                                     Partners LLP (through JIM 
                                                     Nominees Ltd and Bank of 
                                                     New York Nominees Ltd) 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     25 July 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   27 July 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             14.83%                                       14.83%            67,477,497 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            15.09% 
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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              Number of voting rights(ix)             % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct             Indirect                 Direct                 Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of           (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive           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) 
---------------------   ----------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares of 
  6 3/7p each 
  ISIN GB0008808825      N/A                     10,006,259      N/A                             14.83% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                                                              14.83% 
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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                Expiration              Exercise/        Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion       or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    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                        X 
  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 it        rights through           if it equals 
                          equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                          higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                         the notifiable        or is higher              threshold 
                           threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                 threshold 
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 BNY Mellon Nominees 
  Limited               12.91%                                     12.91% 
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 Bank of New 
  York Nominees 
  Ltd                   1.37%                                      1.37% 
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 JIM Nominees 
  Ltd                   0.55%                                      0.55% 

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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                 N/A 
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 The number and % of voting               N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                 N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 The indirect voting rights held under (9) relate to 
  shares held in client portfolios managed by Kestrel 
  Partners LLP under discretionary investment management 
  agreements 
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 Place of completion   London 
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 Date of completion    27/07/17 
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