Volution Group plc Holding(s) in Company (7212I)

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RNS Number : 7212I

Volution Group plc

10 December 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           Volution 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                                       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)                                         Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                   (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                  Company): 
  (iii)                                                                      5.017% 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Vidacos NomineesHSBC 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                09/12/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   10/12/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                         (Holdings) Limited: 5% 
  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 
  of                      to the triggering                               the 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 
                    Shares           Voting                            rights                       (x) 
                                     Rights 
--------------    ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                     Direct           Direct       Indirect        Direct     Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)         (xii) 
--------------      -----------      -----------    ---------------  -----------  --------------  ---------  ------------ 
   GB00BN3ZZ526      9,841,092        9,841,092        10,033,103                    8,673,374                   4.337 
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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              rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period         instrument          xx) 
                                                   (xviii)        refers to 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------------  ------------------------------------- 
                                                                                     Nominal         Delta 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------------  --------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           10,033,103                                                      5.017 
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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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                    Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
                               Company) - 5.017% comprised of: 
                         Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.880% 
                         Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.137% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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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:                                                [e-mail] 
                                                                Standard Life Investments 
                                                                           Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                       [phone] 
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