Thorntons PLC Holding(s) in Company (4743S)

TIDMTHT

RNS Number : 4743S

Thorntons PLC

08 July 2015

 
 
 TR-1 : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Thorntons plc 
  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 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) subject                                 Ferholding UK Ltd 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                     6 July 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       7 July 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Above 60% 
  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 triggering 
  of               to the triggering                    transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number           Number              Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                   of               of                  of shares      rights                    (x) 
                   Shares           Voting 
                                    Rights 
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                                                       Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)           (xii) 
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    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0008901935)     41,002,393     41,002,393           41,645,446     41,645,446      N/A          60.40%           N/A 
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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 (xiii)      Conversion Period                rights that may                rights 
                                            (xiv)                            be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A                      N/A              N/A                              N/A                            N/A 
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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 rights 
 financial           price          date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period              refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 N/A                N/A            N/A            N/A                                                Nominal        Delta 
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                                                                      N/A                            N/A            N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 41,645,446                                                         60.40% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                            Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01773 542384 
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