Britvic plc Holding(s) in Company (7951Y)

TIDMBVIC TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 7951Y

Britvic plc

19 May 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                 Britvic plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                                        X 
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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                                               Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                              Prudential plc 
                                                                                          M&G Group Limited 
                                                                                  M&G Investment Management Limited 
                                                                                             M&G Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                        18 May 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                          19 May 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                         Below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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           Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                   to the triggering                    transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                      Number             Number            Number          Number of voting        % of voting rights 
                       of                 of                of shares       rights                  (x) 
                       Shares             Voting 
                                          Rights 
-------------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                           Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                           (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------      -------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
     ORD GBP0.2 
    GB00B0N8QD54          13,073,361       13,073,361       13,023,361        0       13,023,361        0           4.96% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)      Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
                                            (xiv)                             be 
                                                                              acquired if the 
                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
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       ORD GBP0.2                                                                    62,260                    0.02% 
      GB00B0N8QD54 
    (Right of Recall) 
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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 financial      Exercise         Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument             price           date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
                                                         period             refers to 
                                                         (xviii) 
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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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 13,085,621                                                  4.98% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                              N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                              N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                               N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                              We no longer hold a notifiable interest. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       John Baker / Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                                                          M&G Investment Management Limited 
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                                                                         020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                            7548 2293 

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