The Gym Group plc Holding(s) in Company (0139J)

TIDMGYM TIDM84JL

RNS Number : 0139J

The Gym Group plc

23 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   THE GYM GROUP 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                                    X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  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                                 X 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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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)                                    Bank of America Corporation 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               Merrill Lynch International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   20(th) June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      22(nd) June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 7% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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                    % of voting 
                 of               of              of shares       voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                 Direct          Direct         Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
                                                                 (xi)            (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -------------- 
 GB00BZBX0P70   9,098,269        9,098,269       0               0              7,783,901     0          6.070% 
-------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -------------- 
 
 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. 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A                N/A            N/A                             N/A                          N/A 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 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 rights 
 financial         price         date (xvii)     Conversion       of voting        (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period           rights 
                                                 (xviii)          instrument 
                                                                  refers 
                                                                  to 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal                  Delta 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 Swaps            N/A            14-Jun-2018     N/A             4,775            0.006%                   0.004% 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 Swaps            N/A            29-Jun-2018     N/A             39               0.006%                   0.000% 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 7,788,715                                         6.074% 
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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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 Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption 
  threshold 
                                  Voting Rights   % 
   Merrill Lynch International    7,788,715       6.074% 
 
                          Total   7,788,715       6.074% 
 
 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:                                              Harshini Gopa 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0207 996 3410 
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