RNS Number : 5435S
M. P. Evans Group PLC
21 December 2016
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in shares

 

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

MP Evans Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

 

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple portfolios

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

 

19 December 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

21 December 2016

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

 

16% of voting rights attached to shares

           
 

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

 

GB0007538100

8,898,539

8,898,539

8,942,649

 

8,942,649

 

16.04%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

Rights to recall lent shares

 

 

5,890

0.01%

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,948,539

16.05%

                                 
 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (16.05%)

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

 

 


13. Additional information:

This notification is due to crossing above the 16% voting right threshold of voting rights attached to shares due to stock having been issued out on loan now having been recalled. The total holding including the right to recall lent shares is also above the 16% threshold.

14. Contact name:

 

Martin Reid

15. Contact telephone number:

 

01224 404253

     
 

 

 


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