Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0350L
SSP Group PLC
19 December 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:

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

Non-UK issuer

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Marathon Asset Management LLP

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

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

Name

See attached breakdown

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


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

18 December 2018

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

19 December 2018

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


Total number of voting rights of issuervii

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

4.98

0

4.98

466,996,650

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.92

0

5.92


 

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

ISIN: GB00BFWK4V16


23,244,266


4.98

SUBTOTAL 8. A

 

 

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

N/A







SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



 

 

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

N/A









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

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)

% 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

William Arah




Neil Ostrer




Jeremy Hosking




Marathon Asset Management (Services) Ltd





10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder


The number and % of voting rights held


The date until which the voting rights will be held



11. Additional informationxvi

Marathon Asset Management LLP controls a total of 32,701,988 shares on behalf of underlying investors but only has authority to vote in connection with 23,244,266 shares.

 

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

19 December 2018



 

 

 

 

Appendix

 

Breakdown of shares controlled by Marathon Asset Management LLP:

 

Custodian

Nominal

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

440,122

Bank of New York Mellon

5,364,925

Brown Brothers Harriman

17,148

JP Morgan Chase

1,121,016

Northern Trust

12,673,756

Royal Bank of Canada

23,921

State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston

13,061,100

Total

32,701,988

 

Note: Marathon Asset Management LLP only has voting rights over  23,244,266 of these shares.


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