Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMMST 
 
RNS Number : 5176Y 
Mid-States PLC 
03 September 2009 
 
Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 
 
 
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| For filings with the FSA include the    | 
| annex                                   | 
| For filings with issuer exclude the     | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                            | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  | Mid-States Plc           | 
| existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   |                          | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            | Yes      | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result   |          | 
| in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are |          | 
| attached                                                               |          | 
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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 to   | North Atlantic Value LLP (as investment  | 
| notification obligation:               | manager/advisor)                         | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                          | 
| different from 3)                      | (i) North Atlantic Value LLP (as         | 
|                                        | Investment Manager/Adviser to other fund | 
|                                        | management clients)                      | 
|                                        |                                          | 
|                                        | (ii) Oryx International Growth Fund      | 
|                                        | Limited                                  | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on    | 2 September 2009                         | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                          | 
| reached if different):                 |                                          | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 3 September 2009                         | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Holding decreased below 11%              | 
| reached:                               |                                          | 
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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 transaction | 
| of shares  | to the triggering   |                                                      | 
| If         | transaction         |                                                      | 
| possible   |                     |                                                      | 
| use ISIN   |                     |                                                      | 
| code       |                     |                                                      | 
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|            | Number   | Number   | Number   | Number of voting    | Percentage of       | 
|            | of       | of       | of       | rights              | voting rights       | 
|            | shares   | voting   | shares   |                     |                     | 
|            |          | rights   |          |                     |                     | 
+            +          +          +          +---------------------+---------------------+ 
|            |          |          |          | Direct   | Indirect | Direct   | Indirect | 
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| Ordinary Shares                                                                         | 
| Sedol:                                                                                  | 
| 0268303                                                                                 | 
| Holder 1:   2,576,680  2,576,680 2,518,138  2,518,1382.17%                              | 
|                                                                                         | 
| Holder 2:   10,175,000 10,175,000  9,883,542 9,883,542    8.51%                         | 
|   TOTAL =  10.68%                                                                       | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                             | 
|                                                                                      | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 | 
|                                                                                      | 
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| Type of       | Expiration    | Exercise/     | No. of voting        | Percentage of | 
| financial     | date          | conversion    | rights that          | voting rights | 
| instrument    |               | period/date   | may be               |               | 
|               |               |               | acquired (if         |               | 
|               |               |               | the                  |               | 
|               |               |               | instrument           |               | 
|               |               |               | exercised/converted) |               | 
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|               |               |               |                      |               | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                  | 
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| Number of voting rights              | Percentage of voting rights           | 
|                                      |                                       | 
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| 12,401,680                           | 10.68%                                | 
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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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| Not applicable                                                              | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                               | 
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| 10. Name of 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:          | North Atlantic Value LLP is the      | 
|                                      | investment manager/advisor in        | 
|                                      | respect of the full holding of       | 
|                                      | 10.68% as it is investment           | 
|                                      | manager/adviser to holder 2 as well  | 
|                                      | as the other clients included in     | 
|                                      | holder 1.                            | 
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| 14 Contact name:                     | Bonita Guntrip                       | 
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| 15. Contact telephone name:          | 020 7747 5681                        | 
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