Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8511F)

TIDMMONY

RNS Number : 8511F

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

23 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) 
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  1a. Identity of the issuer                    MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP 
   or the underlying issuer                      PLC 
   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                                          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): 
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  3. Details of person subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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  Name                                          Massachusetts Financial 
                                                 Services Company 
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  City and country of registered                Boston, USA 
   office (if applicable) 
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  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
   3) 
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  Name                                          MFS invests in securities 
                                                 of the issuer on behalf 
                                                 of its various mutual 
                                                 funds and institutional 
                                                 account clients 
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  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
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  5. Date on which the threshold                22/02/2018 
   was crossed or reached: 
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  6. Date on which issuer                       23/02/2018 
   notified (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        rights through      both in       of voting 
                                 attached          financial           %          rights of 
                                 to shares        instruments                      issuer 
                                  (total           (total of         (8.A + 
                                  of 8.A)       8.B.1 + 8.B.2)        8.B) 
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  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date 
   on which 
   threshold 
   was crossed 
   or reached                  5.69%                               5.69%         536,189,416 
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  Position                     Below 5%                            Below 5% 
   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: 
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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          (Art 10 of Directive            (Art           (Art 10 
                      of Directive      2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)          9 of         of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)                                    Directive       2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)                                     2004/109/EC)      (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                                       (DTR5.1) 
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GB00B1ZBKY84 
 Common Stock                       30,527,976                                     5.69% 
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SUBTOTAL 
 8.A                                30,527,976                                 5.69% 
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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            Expiration       Exercise/      Number of voting                % of voting 
   financial          date             Conversion     rights that may                 rights 
   instrument                          Period         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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                                                     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. 
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  Full chain of controlled undertakings through                           X 
   which 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                % of voting       % of voting        Total of 
                                  rights if       rights through       both if 
                                  it equals         financial         it equals 
                                 or is higher      instruments      or is higher 
                                   than the        if it equals       than the 
                                  notifiable       or is higher      notifiable 
                                  threshold          than the         threshold 
                                                    notifiable 
                                                    threshold 
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 Massachusetts Financial 
  Services Company             1.69%                               1.69% 
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 MFS Heritage Trust 
  Company                      0.04%                               0.04% 
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 MFS Institutional 

  Advisors, Inc.               0.14%                               0.14% 
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 MFS International 
  Australia Pty. Ltd.          0.03%                               0.03% 
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 MFS International 
  Singapore Pte. Ltd.          0.27%                               0.27% 
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 MFS International 
  (U.K.) Ltd.                  3.42%                               3.42% 
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 MFS Investment Management 
  K.K.                         0.10%                               0.10% 
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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: 
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  Place of completion          Boston 
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  Date of completion           23/02/2018 
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