TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5223I)

TIDMPRA TIDMRBS

RNS Number : 5223I

Praesepe PLC

15 June 2011

 
 
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 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are                                                                                                             Praesepe 
  attached: (ii)                                                                                                  plc 
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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):               Share Price Movement 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii)                                                 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                     West Register (Investments) Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: v                                                                                                    10/06/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                              14/06/2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                                    8% 
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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       Situation 
 possible        previous to the 
 using the       triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                   Number 
                 Number             of 
                  of                Voting          Number of          Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                  Shares            Rights          shares              rights                      (x) 
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                                                                                        Indirect 
                                                    Direct             Direct (xi)       (xii)     Direct        Indirect 
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 Ord GBP 0.01 
  GB00B1263L43   24,997,333        24,997,333       24,997,333         24,997,333                  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 
                                       Exercise/                          acquired if the 
 Type of financial   Expiration         Conversion Period                 instrument is                % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)       (xiv)                             exercised/ 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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 Type of                                              Exercise/            Number of voting 
 financial                           Expiration        Conversion           rights instrument        % of voting rights 
 instrument        Exercise price     date (xvii)      period (xviii)       refers to                 (xix, xx) 
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                                                                           11,248,950 
                                                                            Subject to all 
                                                                            holders paying 
                                                                            10p per warrant 
                                                      Earlier of:           consideration 
                                                       5 Years after        share at the 
                                                       satisfaction         time of exercise. 
                                                       of the 20p           If holders choose 
                   Mid-market                          trigger or           not to pay the 
                    share price                        10 years from        warrant consideration 
 Warrant            above 20p for                      date of signing      the ordinary 
 Consideration      10 consecutive                     Sale & Purchase      shares available 
 Shares             business days    20/04/20          Agreement            halves.                  Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                     2.29 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights 
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 35,246,283                                             7.38% 
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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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 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (7.38%) 
  The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (7.38%) 
  West Register (Investments) Ltd (7.38%) 
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 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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