| 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: |
PENDRAGON PLC | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification: | ||||
| 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 | X | |||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
ODEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
07 JULY 2016 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 08 JULY 2016 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
ABOVE 17% | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||
| Ordinary Share (GB00B1JQBT10) |
219,552,086 | 219,552,086 | 219,961,828 | 219,961,828 | 15.125% | |||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||
| Contract for Difference (CFD) | 27,563,185 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
| 1.895% | ||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| 247,525,013 | 17.02% | |||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Odey Allegra International Fund holds 4.83%. All other Funds hold less than 3%. |
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | RICHARD MALONEY, Group Legal Advisor | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01623 725 119 | |