Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9777R

Big Yellow Group PLC

14 March 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Big Yellow 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

Cohen & Steers, Inc. ("CSI")

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

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. ("CSCM") Cohen & Steers UK Limited ("CSUK")

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

March 09, 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 10, 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

Below  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

GB0002869419

7,870,898

7,870,898

7,866,510

4.998%

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

Nill

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

Nill

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,866,510

4.999%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

CSUK is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 890,826 voting rights.  This is an indirect holding of less than 3%, and less than the 5% reportable threshold for investment managers. CSCM is the controlled undertaking of CSI and holds 6,975,684 voting rights.  This is an indirect holding of more than 3%, but less than the 5% reportable threshold for investment managers.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Stephen Lavine

15. Contact telephone number:

001 212-822-1687

 

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