Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8250M

Softcat PLC

18 October 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:			Softcat Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				ü
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:		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		14th October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17th October 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

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16,628,211

16,628,211

16,029,079

16,029,079

8.11

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,029,079

8.11

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding FMR CO., INC 4.89 FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 3.22 Grand Total 8.11
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
13. Additional information:	A threshold crossing by a controlled undertaking.
14. Contact name:	Sally- Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 837148

 

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