Ludorum PLC Holding(s) in Company (7395T)

TIDMLUD

RNS Number : 7395T

Ludorum PLC

08 October 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares     Ludorum plc 
  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                         Yes 
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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) subject      F&C Management Ltd 
  to the notification obligation:        Part of BMO Financial Group 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     See box 9 below 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed       6(th) October 2014 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                          7(th) October 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                             10% 
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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 triggering 
  of              to the triggering       transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number      Number      Number       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
                  of          of          of shares    rights 
                  Shares      Voting 
                              Rights 
--------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                         Direct       Direct    Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
--------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 GB00B0ZH1L34 
  GBP0.01        1,007,625   1,007,625   650,231      -         650,231    -          6.60% 
                ----------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 
 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 may          rights 
                                   Period        be 
                                                 acquired if the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
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  - 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 - 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 650,231                   6.60% 
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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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  F&C Asset Management 
    plc:- 
                                             % of total 
                             No. of voting    voting 
   Client                     rights          rights      Registration name 
   F&C Investment Funds 
    ICVC                                                  Puddledock Nominees 
    UK Alpha Fund            416,189         4.23%         Limited 
   Remaining clients hold 
    <3% each 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:            F&C Management Limited 
                                       Part of BMO Financial Group 
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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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 13. Additional information:    Calculation based on total voting 
                                 rights of 9,850,001 
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 14 Contact name:               Vik Sharma, F&C Management Limited 
                                 Part of BMO Financial Group 
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 15. Contact telephone name:    0131 718 1049 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
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 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name                         Ludorum plc 
  (including legal form of legal 
  entities) 
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 Contact address                   2B River Court, 27 Brewhouse 
  (registered office for legal      Lane, Putney Wharf 
  entities)                         London SW15 2JX 
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 Phone number & email              Phone [phone] 
                                    fax [phone] 
                                    email (company secretary): [e-mail] 
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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                                  Vik Sharma, F&C Management Limited 
                                             Part of BMO Financial Group 
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 Contact address                            80 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 
                                             3BU 
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 Phone number & email                       0131 718 1049 
                                             [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
 
  (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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