WICKES GROUP PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Interest (1234265)

WICKES GROUP PLC (WIX) WICKES GROUP PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Interest 17-Sep-2021 / 12:22 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Wickes Group PLC

(the 'Company')

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BL6C2002

Issuer Name

WICKES GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Name           City of registered office Country of registered office 
Citigroup 
Northern Trust 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

16-Sep-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Sep-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                % of voting rights     % of voting rights through      Total of both Total number of 
.                               attached to shares     financial instruments (total of in % (8.A +   voting rights held 
                                (total of 8.A)         8.B 1 + 8.B 2)                  8.B)          in issuer 
Resulting situation on the date 
on which threshold was crossed  4.930000               0.000000                        4.930000      12801742 
or reached 
Position of previous            5.030000               0.000000                        5.030000 
notification (if applicable) 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN Number of direct voting Number of indirect voting % of direct voting   % of indirect voting 
code(if possible)         rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1)         rights (DTR5.1)      rights (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00BL6C2002                                      12801742                                       4.930000 
Sub Total 8.A             12801742                                          4.930000% 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial   Expiration Exercise/         Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the       % of voting 
instrument          date       conversion period instrument is exercised/converted                         rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial       Expiration    Exercise/conversion    Physical or cash       Number of voting    % of voting 
instrument              date          period                 settlement             rights              rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B2 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate      Name of         % of voting rights if it   % of voting rights through financial  Total of both if it 
controlling   controlled      equals or is higher than   instruments if it equals or is higher equals or is higher than 
person        undertaking     the notifiable threshold   than the notifiable threshold         the notifiable threshold 
Jupiter Fund 
Management                    0.000000                                                         0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 1) 
Jupiter Fund  Jupiter Fund 
Management    Management      0.000000                                                         0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 1) Group Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Jupiter Asset 
Management    Management      0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 1) Group Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Knightsbridge 
Management    Asset           0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 1) Management 
              Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Jupiter 
Management    Investment      0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 1) Management 
              Group Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Jupiter Asset 
Management    Management      0.400000                   0.000000                              0.400000% 
Plc (Chain 1) Limited 
Jupiter Fund 
Management                    0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 2) 
Jupiter Fund  Merian Global 
Management    Investors       0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 2) Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Merian Global 
Management    Investors       0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 2) (Jersey) 
              Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Merian Global 
Management    Investors (     0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 2) Finance) 
              Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Merian Global 
Management    Investors       0.000000                   0.000000                              0.000000% 
Plc (Chain 2) Holdings 
              Limited 
Jupiter Fund  Jupiter 
Management    Investment      4.530000                   0.000000                              4.530000% 
Plc (Chain 2) Management 
              Limited 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

17th September 2021

13. Place Of Completion

London, UK

For further information please contact:

Marianne Phillips

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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ISIN:           GB00BL6C2002 
Category Code:  HOL 
TIDM:           WIX 
LEI Code:       213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133 
OAM Categories: 2.3. Major shareholding notifications 
Sequence No.:   122450 
EQS News ID:    1234265 
 
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