Hornby PLC Holding(s) in Company (0017J)

TIDMHRN

RNS Number : 0017J

Hornby PLC

23 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                          Hornby 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 
  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)                                                      Phoenix Asset Management Partners 
  subject to the notification                                                                             Limited 
  obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                      21(st) June 2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                         23(rd) June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  35%,36%,37%,38%,39%,40%,41%,42%,43%, 
  crossed or reached: (vi,                                     44%,45%,46%,47%,48%,49%,50%,51%,52%,53%,54% 
  vii)                                                         & 55% 
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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 voting             % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares      rights                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B01CZ652   29,022,877       29,022,877       46,664,038     46,664,038                   55.17% 
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 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. 
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 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               % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion        rights instrument              rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period            refers to                      xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A            N/A            N/A              N/A                            Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 46,664,038                                         55.17% 
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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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   Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited serves as 
   investment manager and/or investment adviser to various 
   sub-accounts. The voting rights/shares in the issuer 
   are held across seven sub-accounts: The Phoenix UK Fund 
   (23,678,199) and six segregated accounts (CN3Q (3,016,170), 
   BGU02 (2,530,206), 74205 (3,212,497), ACE (680,057), 
   INYK (6,123,429) and ARR (7,423,480). 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                              N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                          Lorraine Smyth, 
                                                             Phoenix Asset Management 
                                                             Partners Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          0208 600 0100 
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