Dart Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5411B)

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RNS Number : 5411B

Dart Group PLC

07 October 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                               Dart Group plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                      ü 
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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)                                  Schroders plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   05.10.15 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      06.10.15 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 10% 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
                  Shares             Voting                                     rights 
                                     Rights 
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                                                       Direct                  Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
--------------      -------------    -------------    ----------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
    Ordinary 
 
  GB00B1722W11      19,550,993          16,086,741               17,903,711       N/A       14,658,881        N/A         9.932% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration       Exercise/                                  Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument          date             Conversion                                 rights that                 rights 
                                       Period                                     may be 
                                                                                  acquired if 
                                                                                  the 
                                                                                  instrument 
                                                                                  is 
                                                                                  exercised/ 
                                                                                  converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
 instrument                                          period                     refers to 
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       CFD              N/A              N/A                   N/A                                         Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                        61,488               0.042%         1 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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                      14,720,369                                                          9.974% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Schroder & Co. Limited                       108,479      0.074% 
 Schroder Investment Management Limited       14,260,739   9.663% 
 Schroder Investment Management (North 
  America) Limited                            351,151      0.238% 
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 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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                                  The shares referred to 
  13. Additional information:      in section 9 are held in 
                                   portfolios managed by those 
                                   firms on a discretionary 
                                   basis for clients under 
                                   investment management agreements. 
                                   This disclosure has been 
                                   calculated based on issue 
                                   share capital amount 147,586,681. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                              Chloe Talbot 
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 15. Contact telephone number:               020 7658 6000 
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