International Personal Finance Plc Holding(s) in Company (7431B)

TIDMIPF

RNS Number : 7431B

International Personal Finance Plc

12 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                  International Personal Finance 
  or the underlying issuer                                                 PLC 
  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                                               FMR LLC 
 City and country of registered                     Wilmington, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  See Section 9 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     10 January 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   11 January 2018 
  (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       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached       4.98%           0.00%            4.98%                              223,117,025 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)      5.03%           0.00%            5.03% 
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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) 
---------------   --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 GB00B1YKG049                        11,123,966                                            4.98% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                       11,123,966                                  4.98% 
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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           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
  financial         date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
  instrument                        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) 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
                                                    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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 FMR LLC 
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 Fidelity Management 
  & Research Company 
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 FMR Co., Inc. 
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 FMR LLC 
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 Fidelity Management 
  & Research Company 
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 FMR Investment 
  Management (UK) 
  Limited 
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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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 Place of completion   Dublin 
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 Date of completion    11/01/2018 
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 Enquiries 
 
 
 Kevin Hogg - Assistant Company 
  Secretary:                       00 44 (0) 113 2856868 
 
 
 Legal Entity Identifier: 
  213800II1O44IRKUZB59 
 

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