TR1 - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7030O

SSP Group PLC

29 May 2015

 

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: ii			SSP 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		Marathon Asset Management LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See attached breakdown
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		28 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		29 May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

18,111,942

14,911,010

33,844,121

28,119,834

5.92

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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

28,119,834

5.92

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Marathon Asset Management LLP
14. Contact name:	James Bennett
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

Breakdown of Holdings

Custodian	Nominal
Bank of New York Mellon	5,898,779
BNP Paribas Securities Services	254,630
Brown Brothers Harriman	358,652
JP Morgan Chase	1,569,574
MEHF	463,457
Northern Trust	15,319,356
Royal Bank of Canada	59,238
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston	9,920,435
Total	33,844,121

 

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