Merlin Entertainments plc Holding(s) in Company - ValueAct (1844F)

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RNS Number : 1844F

Merlin Entertainments plc

19 February 2018

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                                     Merlin Entertainments 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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 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                                                  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                                               ValueAct Capital Management, 
                                                     L.P. 
 City and country of registered                     San Francisco, United States 
  office (if applicable)                             of America 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               See Item 11 
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 City and country of registered                     San Francisco, United States 
  office (if applicable)                             of America 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     14 February 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   16 February 2018 
  (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             5.4%                                         5.4%              1,019,572,449 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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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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 Ordinary 
  Shares                                        54,700,000                                      5.4% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                54,700,000                                     5.4% 
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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 
  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                          X 
  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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 ValueAct Capital 
  Master Fund, 
  L.P.                 5.4%                                          5.4% 
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 VA Partners 
  I, LLC 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 54,700,000 ordinary shares are held by ValueAct Capital 
  Master Fund, L.P. VA Partners I, LLC is the general 
  partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. ValueAct 
  Capital Management, L.P. is the manager of ValueAct 
  Capital Master Fund, L.P. ValueAct Capital Management, 
  LLC is the general partner of ValueAct Capital Management, 
  L.P. ValueAct Holdings, L.P. is the sole owner of the 
  limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, 
  L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital 
  Management, LLC, and is the majority owner of the membership 
  interests of VA Partners I, LLC. ValueAct Holdings 
  GP, LLC is the General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, 
  L.P. 
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 Place of completion   San Francisco, United States of America 
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 Date of completion    15 February 2018 
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