Holding(s) in Company (0404P)

TIDMNGP

RNS Number : 0404P

Niche Group (The) PLC

27 September 2011

 
 Niche Group PLC 
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 Holding(s) in Company 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii)                                      Niche Group 
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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                                                  u 
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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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii)                                       Dartington Portfolio Nominees 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v)                                                     19/09/11 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                        27/09/11 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                     5% 
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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 
  of 
  shares 
  if possible 
  using         Situation previous 
  the ISIN       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the 
  CODE           transaction                       triggering transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of                             Number of 
                 of               Voting          Number          voting                   % of voting 
                 Shares           Rights           of shares      rights                    rights (x) 
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                                                                 Direct         Indirect 
                                                  Direct          (xi)           (xii)     Direct        Indirect 
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 GB00B09G2351   34,560,650       34,560,650       35,210,650     35,210,650                5.09% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that 
                                                                    may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                        is 
 financial           date           Conversion                      exercised/                 % of voting 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    converted.                  rights 
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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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                                                Exercise/ 
 Type of                         Expiration     Conversion       Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial        Exercise       date           period            rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument        price         (xvii)         (xviii)           refers to                   xx) 
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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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 35,210,650                                         5.09% 
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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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 Dartington Portfolio Nominees. 
  35,210,650 (5.09%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                 Based on 691,550,530 shares 
 13. Additional information:                          in issue after placing 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Adam Saint 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                 0117 933 0049 
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