McCarthy & Stone PLC Holding(s) in Company (0524O)

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RNS Number : 0524O

McCarthy & Stone PLC

15 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                               McCarthy & Stone 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 
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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                                      ü 
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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 
 Name                                        FIL Limited 
 City and country of registered              Pembroke, Bermuda 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
  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              11 August 2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified            15 August 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 
                              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          Below 5%               Below 5%          Below 5%        537,328,658 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)         4.60%                  1.15%             5.75% 
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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 of               (Art 10 of         (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 
                                Directive               Directive             2004/109/EC)          of Directive 
                               2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)             (DTR5.1)            2004/109/EC) 
                                 (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)                                   (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00BYNVD082                                       Below 5%                                       Below 5% 
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 SUBTOTAL                                 Below 5%                                      Below 5% 
  8. A 
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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                      Conversion          rights that                  rights 
                                                   Period              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                       Conversion        or cash            of voting    rights 
  instrument                                      Period            Settlement         rights 
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 Contract                                                                             Below 5%     Below 5% 
  for difference 
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                                                                    SUBTOTAL          Below 5%     Below 5% 
                                                                     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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                         ü 
  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(xv)            % of voting         % of voting             Total of both 
                             rights if         rights through            if it equals 
                             it equals      financial instruments        or is higher 
                            or is higher        if it equals          than the notifiable 
                              than the          or is higher               threshold 
                             notifiable      than the notifiable 
                             threshold            threshold 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Investments 
  International 
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 FIL Limited 
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 FIL Holdings (UK) 
  Limited 
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 FIL Pensions Management 
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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 
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   N/A 
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 Place of completion   Dublin 
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 Date of completion    15 August 2017 
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