TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (6773I)

TIDMPRA TIDMRBS

RNS Number : 6773I

Praesepe PLC

17 June 2011

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 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 
  attached: (ii)                                          Praesepe 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                                           X 
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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): 
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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)                                         15/06/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                     16/06/2011 
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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   Situation 
  using         previous to the 
  the ISIN      triggering 
  CODE          transaction         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                    Number 
                Number               of 
                 of                  Voting            Number           Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                 Shares              Rights             of shares        rights                       (x) 
-------------  ------------------  -----------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                        Indirect 
                                                       Direct           Direct (xi)      (xii)       Direct   Indirect 
-------------     ----  ---------  ---      --------  ---------------  --------------  -----------  -------  -------------- 
 Ord GBP 0.01   24,997,333          24,997,333         24,997,333       24,997,333                   4.89 
               ------------------  -----------------  ---------------  --------------  -----------  -------  -------------- 
 GB00B1263L43 
-------------     ----  ---------  ---      --------      -----  ----  -----  -------  -------      -------     ----------- 
 
 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         Exercise              Expiration        Conversion period    rights instrument    % of voting rights 
 instrument         price                 date (xvii)      (xviii)              refers to             (xix, xx) 
----------------  --------------------  ----------------  ------------------  --------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                     Nominal     Delta 
----------------  --------------------  ----------------  ------------------  --------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 24,997,333                                                       4.89% 
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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 (4.89%) The Royal Bank of Scotland 
  plc (4.89%) West Register (Investments) Ltd (4.89%) 
 
 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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                                        This Notification is based upon the 
                                         Voting Rights figure of 511,289,456 
 13. Additional information:             obtained from yourselves. 
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 14. Contact name:                      Richard Hopkins 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          0207 672 0354 
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