Restaurant Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7896S)

TIDMRTN TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 7896S

Restaurant Group PLC

21 March 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          The Restaurant Group 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                 X 
  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 
                                                                  The Prudential Assurance Company 
                                                                              Limited 
                                                                         M&G Group Limited 
                                                                            M&G Limited 
                                                                     M&G Investment Management 
                                                                              Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                               18 March 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  21 March 2016 
  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 
-------------------    -----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                              Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------      -------------      -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
     ORD GBP0.28125 
      GB00B0YG1K06         10,079,185         10,079,185        9,850,222        0        9,850,222        0         4.90% 
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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 GBP0.28125                                                                   1,858,611                 0.92% 
      GB00B0YG1K06 
    (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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 11,708,833                                                                 5.82% 
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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) - 11,708,833 (5.82%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned 
   subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 8,826,013 (4.39%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 11,708,833 (5.82%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 11,708,833 (5.82%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 11,708,833 (5.82%) 
 
 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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