IWG PLC Standard form for notification of major holdings (1844E)

TIDMIWG TIDMTTM

RNS Number : 1844E

IWG PLC

07 February 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) 
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  1a. Identity of the issuer            IWG PLC 
   or the underlying issuer 
   of existing shares to which 
   voting rights are attached: 
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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                                                                                     X 
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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): 
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  3. Details of person subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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  Name                                  Harris Associates L.P. 
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  City and country of registered        Wilmington, DE, USA 
   office (if applicable) 
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  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
   3) 
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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        02/02/2018 
   was crossed or reached: 
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  6. Date on which issuer               06/02/2018 
   notified (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             %                     rights of 
                        to shares        instruments                                    issuer 
                          (total          (total of           (8.A + 
                          of 8.A)       8.B.1 + 8.B.2)         8.B) 
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  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date 
   on which 
   threshold 
   was crossed 
   or reached         5.01%                               5.01%             910,473,957 
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  Position 
   of previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)    4.99%                               4.99% 
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  8. Notified details of the resulting situation 
   on the date on which the threshold was crossed 
   or reached: 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type          Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights 
   of shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                          Direct                    Indirect                   Direct          Indirect 
                          (Art 9              (Art 10 of Directive               (Art           (Art 10 
                       of Directive          2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)             9 of         of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)                                           Directive       2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)                                            2004/109/EC)      (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                                               (DTR5.1) 
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JE00BYVQYS01 
 Ordinary 
 Shares                               45,621,617                                           5.01% 
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SUBTOTAL 
 8.A                                     45,621,617                                    5.01% 
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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             Conversion         rights that may                    rights 
   instrument                           Period             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             Conversion        or cash           of voting         rights 
   instrument                           Period            settlement        rights 
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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. 
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  Full chain of controlled undertakings through                                                 X 
   which the voting rights and/or the financial 
   instruments are effectively held starting with 
   the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
   entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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                Name                       % of voting             % of voting            Total of both 
                                            rights if             rights through           if it equals 
                                            it equals                financial             or is higher 
                                           or is higher             instruments        than the notifiable 
                                       than the notifiable         if it equals             threshold 
                                            threshold              or is higher 
                                                                than the notifiable 
                                                                     threshold 
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 Harris Associates 
  L.P.                                5.01%                                           5.01% 

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  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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  Name of the proxy holder 
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  The number and % of voting 
   rights held 
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  The date until which the 
   voting rights will be held 
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  11. Additional information: 
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  Place of completion                 Chicago 
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  Date of completion                  06/02/2018 
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    Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed 
    with the FCA only) 
 
  A: Identity of the person subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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  Full name (including                 Harris Associates L.P. 
   legal form for legal 
   entities) 
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  Contact address (registered          1209 N Orange St 
   office for legal entities)           Wilmington, DE 19801 
                                        USA 
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  E-Mail 
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  Phone number / Fax number            Phone: 
                                        Fax: 
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  Other useful information 
   (at least legal representative 
   for legal persons) 
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  B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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  Full name                            Sarah Eng 
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  Contact address                      111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 
                                        4600, Chicago, IL 60606 
                                        USA 
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  E-Mail                               [e-mail] 
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  Phone number / Fax number            Phone: [phone] 
                                        Fax: 
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  Other useful information             Compliance Officer 
   (e.g. functional relationship 
   with the person or legal 
   entity subject to the 
   notification obligation) 
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  C: Additional information 
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