Mercantile Ports & Logistics Ltd TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (1970J)

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RNS Number : 1970J

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Ltd

26 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  Mercantile Ports & Logistics 
  the underlying issuer                                                   Limited 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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 
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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                            X 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                   Prudential plc group of companies 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                          Prudential plc 
                                                                      M&G Group Limited 
                                                                         M&G Limited 
                                                                  M&G Investment Management 
                                                                           Limited 
                                                                   M&G Securities Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            23 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               26 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                     15% - 14% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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 voting         % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
   ORD NPV 
 GG00B53M7D91     60,634,550         60,634,550       60,634,550        0       60,634,550         0          14.64% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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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 (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                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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 60,634,550                                            14.64% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                Prudential plc (parent Company) - 60,634,550 (14.64%) 
                             M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
                                                           plc) - 60,634,550 (14.64%) 
                           M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
                                                                - 60,634,550 (14.64%) 
                           M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                of M&G Limited) - 60,634,550 (14.64%) 
                               M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G 
                                                       Limited) - 60,634,550 (14.64%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                    N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                  N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                         John Baker / Owen Smith / 
                                                            James Todd 
                                                            M&G Investment Management 
                                                            Limited 
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                                                           020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 

 15. Contact telephone number:                              4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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