Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4610L
Benchmark Holdings PLC
04 July 2014
 



 

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

Benchmark Holdings Plc

Sedol BGHPT80

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


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):

Update to previous filing due to change in persons subject to notification obligation

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

1Lansdowne Partners International Limited

2Lansdowne Partners Limited

3Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP

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

HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd

 

(Registered Shareholders)

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

01/07/2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/07/2014

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

13%



 

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

Ordinary Shares

18,500,000

18,500,000



18,500,000


13.51%

GB00BGHPT808


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

18,500,000

13.51%



 

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

Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited which is the First Corporate Member of Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP.


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:


Based on Total Voting Rights of 136,977,095.

 

This disclosure is due to a change in the persons subject to the notification. This change being the result of a corporate restructure.

 

14. Contact name:

Ruari Paton

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 20 7290 5500

 


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