Low & Bonar PLC Holding(s) in Company (1279Y)

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RNS Number : 1279Y

Low & Bonar PLC

01 December 2017

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                                         LOW & BONAR plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  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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 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                                               STERLING STRATEGIC VALUE 
                                                     FUND S.A, SICAV-RAIF and 
                                                     NOTZ STUCKI EUROPE S.A. 
 City and country of registered                     LUXEMBOURG 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               STERLING STRATEGIC VALUE 
                                                     FUND S.A., SICAV-RAIF 
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 City and country of registered                     LUXEMBOURG 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     28/11/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   30/11/2017 
  (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 attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             10.8674%                                     10.8674%          329'701'183 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            6.8516%                                      6.8516% 
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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) 
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 GB0005363014            35'830'000                             10.8674% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                35'830'000                                   10.8674% 
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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 financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 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) 
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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                           X 
  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 
  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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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder              Notz Stucki Europe S.A. 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held                          35'830'000 ; 10.8684% 
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 The date until which the              Indefinite unless otherwise 

  voting rights will be held            instructed by the Fund 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 On 1 January 2017, Notz, Stucki Europe S.A. was appointed 
  to act as alternative fund manager of Sterling Strategic 
  Value Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF. The 35'830'000 shares are 
  held by UBS as depositary bank for Sterling Strategic 
  Value Fund S.A., SICAV-RAIF and Notz, Stucki Europe 
  S.A. exercises the voting rights attached to those shares 
  at the discretion of Sterling Strategic Value Fund S.A., 
  SICAV-RAIF. 
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 Place of completion   Luxembourg 
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 Date of completion    30/11/2017 
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