Stock Spirits Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5413U)

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RNS Number : 5413U

Stock Spirits Group PLC

07 April 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Stock Spirits 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                                                 06 April 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    07 April 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 GBP0.10 
      GB00BF5SDZ96           14,468,374         14,468,374        15,077,537        0        15,077,537        0         7.53% 
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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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                                                                                          202,070                  0.10% 
       ORD GBP0.10 
       GB00BF5SDZ96 
     (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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 15,279,607                                                                   7.63% 
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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) - 15,279,607 (7.63%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned 
   subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 10,741,402 (5.37%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 15,279,607 (7.63%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 15,279,607 (7.63%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 15,279,607 (7.63%) 
 
 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:                                The non-exempt holdings for 
                                                             Prudential plc have moved 
                                                             from 4% to a 5% indirect 
                                                             notifiable interest, excluding 
                                                             the right of recall under 
                                                             the Qualifying Financial 
                                                             Instruments. 
 
                                                             The Prudential Assurance 
                                                             Company Limited (wholly owned 
                                                             subsidiary of Prudential 
                                                             plc) has moved from 4% to 
                                                             a 5% notifiable interest 
                                                             excluding the right of recall 
                                                             under the Qualifying Financial 
                                                             Instruments. 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Owen Smith / John Baker / 
                                                            James Todd 
                                                            M&G Investment Management 
                                                            Limited 
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                                                           020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 
 15. Contact telephone number:                              2561 / 020 7548 2293 
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