Britvic plc Holding(s) in Company (9538C)

TIDMBVIC TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 9538C

Britvic plc

01 July 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Britvic plc 
  the underlying 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)                                    Prudential plc group of companies 
  subject 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                                              29 June 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 30 June 2016 
  notified: 
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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           Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the 
  of                   to the triggering                     triggering transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                      Number             Number             Number          Number of voting         % of voting 
                       of                 of                 of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                       Shares             Voting 
                                          Rights 
-------------------  -----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                            Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                            (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------      -------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
     ORD GBP0.2 
    GB00B0N8QD54         13,003,720          13,003,720      12,924,452        0       12,924,452         0          4.92% 
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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             Conversion                         rights that                rights 
                           (xiii)           Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                               acquired if 
                                                                               the 
                                                                               instrument 
                                                                               is 
                                                                               exercised/ 
                                                                               converted. 
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       ORD GBP0.2                                                                     267,908                   0.10% 
      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 
  instrument             price           date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
                                         (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                          (xviii) 
---------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                       Nominal       Delta 
---------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,192,360                                                   5.02% 
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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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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 13,192,360 (5.02%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 13,186,767 (5.01%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 13,186,767 (5.01%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 13,186,767 (5.01%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                    N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                  N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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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 

 15. Contact telephone number:                              4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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