Close Brothers Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2064I)

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RNS Number : 2064I

Close Brothers Group PLC

19 March 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                                 Close Brothers Group PLC 
  or the underlying issuer                                                              GB0007668071 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Prudential plc group of companies 
 City and country of registered                     London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               Prudential plc 
                                                     The Prudential Assurance 
                                                     Company Limited 
                                                     M&G Group Limited 
                                                     M&G Investment Management 
                                                     Limited 
                                                     M&G Limited 
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 City and country of registered                     London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     16 March 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   19 March 2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %        of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)       rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                       6.58                  0.00              6.58         151,424,218 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                      5.59                  0.18              5.77 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 GB0007668071                    N/A              9,970,547                  N/A                     6.58 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                9,970,547                                      6.58 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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 N/A 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
---------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 N/A 
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                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the applicable 
  box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                   X 
  the voting rights and/or the financial instruments 
  are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) 
  (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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            Name(xv)                % of voting          % of voting             Total of both 
                                     rights if          rights through            if it equals 
                                     it equals       financial instruments        or is higher 
                                   or is higher          if it equals          than the notifiable 
                                     than the            or is higher               threshold 

                                    notifiable        than the notifiable 
                                     threshold             threshold 
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 Prudential plc 
  (Parent Company)                     6.58                  0.00                     6.58 
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 The Prudential Assurance 
  Company Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of Prudential plc)                   5.03                  0.00                     5.03 
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 M&G Group Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of Prudential plc)                   6.58                  0.00                     6.58 
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 M&G Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of M&G Group Limited)                6.58                  0.00                     6.58 
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 M&G Investment 
  Management Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of M&G Limited)                      6.58                  0.00                     6.58 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder          N/A 
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 The number and % of voting        N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the          N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   London, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    19 March 2018 
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