Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1391T
GB Group PLC
29 June 2018
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i


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

GB Group PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Kames Capital Plc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


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

Name


City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

26/06/2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

28/06/2018

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


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.89%

0.08%

5.97%

152,699,810

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

6.50%

0.365%

6.865%


 

 

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

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

 

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

 (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

 (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

 (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

 

GB0006870611

2,634,293

6,356,659

1.73%

4.16%

 






 






 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

8,990,952

5.89%

 

,

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

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

% of voting rights

 

CFD



129,680

0.08%

 






 






 



SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

129,680

0.08%

 

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 







 







 







 




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2



 


9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

 

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

X

 

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 entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)


 

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

Kames Capital:-Kames Capital Plc Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC




 





 





 





 





 


 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

 

Name of the proxy holder

Kames Capital Plc

 

The number and % of voting rights held


 

The date until which the voting rights will be held


 


 

11. Additional informationxvi

 

Kames Capital plc acquires holdings as agent and discretionary manager for underlying clients including: UCITS funds, other collective investment schemes and segregated, institutional clients. Exercise of voting rights is controlled by Kames Capital plc.

 

 

Place of completion

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of completion

27 June 2018

 


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