NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

Fairpoint Group plc (FRP)
Fairpoint Group plc: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

02-Aug-2016 / 11:18 CET/CEST
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For filings with the FCA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex  
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
FAIRPOINT GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  
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
HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
29 JULY 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 01 AUGUST 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
17%
 

 

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 Indirect Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB0032360280 7,866,925 7,866,925   7,496,925   7,496,925   16.4234%
 
 
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
         
 
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
7,496,925 16.4234%
 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
7,380,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.
 
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:
 
14. Contact name: David Clueit,
Hargreave Hale Ltd
15. Contact telephone number: 01253 754739


Language: English
ISIN: GB0032360280
Category Code: HOL
TIDM: FRP
Sequence Number: 3290
Time of Receipt: 02-Aug-2016 / 11:18 CET/CEST
End of Announcement EQS News Service

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