McCarthy & Stone PLC Holding(s) in Company (3527U)

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RNS Number : 3527U

McCarthy & Stone PLC

17 January 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           McCarthy & Stone 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 Limited 
                                                                     M&G Investment Management 
                                                                              Limited 
                                                                       M&G Securities Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                              13 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                 16 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               See item 13 
  crossed 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 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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  ORD GBP0.08 
  GB00BYNVD082     26,919,346        26,919,346       27,618,103        0       27,618,103         0          5.14% 
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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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 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        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)          period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (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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 27,618,103                                            5.14% 
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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) - 27,618,103 (5.14%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 27,618,103 (5.14%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 27,618,103 (5.14%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 27,618,103 (5.14%) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G 
   Limited) - 27,453,103 (5.10%) 
 
 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:                                M&G Securities Limited (wholly 
                                                             owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
                                                             has moved above a 5% 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 
 15. Contact telephone number:                              4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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