Volution Group plc Holding(s) in Company (9422R)

TIDMFAN

RNS Number : 9422R

Volution Group plc

17 September 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTIN SHARES i

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting                                                         Volution Group plc 
  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) subject          Danske Bank A/S Holmens Kanal 2 - 12 
   to the notification obligation:            1092 København K 
   iii 
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                                            Danske Invest FCP Luxembourg, Danske 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)           Invest Finland, lnvesteringsforeningen 
    (if different from 3.):iv                Danske Invest, Mercer QIF Fund PLC 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: v                                                             19-06-2014 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          16-09-2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: vi, vii                                                       Reached 3% 
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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 of      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares             to the triggering            transaction 
                     transaction 
  if possible 
  using the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                    Number of   Number of        Number of   Number of voting       % of voting rights 
                     Shares      Voting Rights    shares      rights                 x 
-----------------  ----------  ---------------  ----------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                                 Direct      Direct   Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
                                                              xi       xii 
-----------------  ----------  ---------------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 GB00BN3ZZ526         0           0                                     7,397,514                3.70 
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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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 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 rights 
  instrument          price      date xvii    Conversion      rights instrument    xix, 
                                              period xviii    refers to            xx 
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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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 7,397,514                 3.70 
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9. Chain ofcontrolledundertakingsthrough which the voting rights and/or thefinancialinstrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Shares are indirectly held by Danske Bank A/S: Danske Bank A/S

Holmens Kanai 2-12

DK-1092 K121benhavn K Denmark

Shares are directly held by:

Danske Invest FCP Luxembourg 13,rue Edward Steichen

L-2540 Luxembourg

- A mutual fund under management of

Danske Invest Management Company (Societe Anonyme) 13, rue Edward Steichen

L-2540 Luxembourg

- a subsidiary 100% owned by DanskeBank International S.A, 13, rue Edward Steichen

L-2540 Luxembourg

- a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank A/S

Danske Invest Finland Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1553, FIN-00180 Helsinki

Finland

- a mutual fund under management of Danske Invest Fund Management Ltd. Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1553,

FIN-00180 Helsinki Finland

- a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank pie

Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1568 00075 Danske Bank, Finland

- a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank A/S

Proxy shares given to Danske Capital, a divisionof Danske Bank A/S (so no seperate legal identity) by:

lnvesteringsforeningen Danske Invest

 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   Danske Bank A/S 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease to hold:                                             4,405.677 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold voting rights: 
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   13. Additional information: 
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   14. Contact name:                  Peter Alberg 
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   15. Contact telephone number:      [phone] 
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