TIDMCKN

RNS Number : 0457Y

Clarkson PLC

03 September 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Clarkson Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
--------------------------------------  ------------- 
 
 
 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      Franklin Templeton Institutional, 
  to the notification obligation:        LLC 
  (iii) 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         Bank of New York, London 
  (if different from 3.): (iv)           JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 
                                         Mellon Bank, N.A., London 
                                         The Northern Trust Company, London 
                                         State Street Bank and Trust Company, 
                                         London, National Westminster Bank 
                                         Plc, London 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and         1 September 2015 
  date on which the threshold is 
  crossed or reached: (v) 
-------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:      2 September 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        Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                to the triggering        transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
----------------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
                   Number       Number      Number        Number of voting      % of voting 
                    of           of          of shares     rights                rights (x) 
                    Shares       Voting 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct        Direct    Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
                                                           (xi)      (xii) 
----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 ORD GBP0.25 
  GB0002018363                                                      1,544,231            5.11% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion      rights that              rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                     acquired if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
------------------------------------------------------ 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
  1,544,231                 5.11% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 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: 
-------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 14. Contact name:                Lori A. Weber 
                                   Assistant Secretary, Franklin 
                                   Resources, Inc. 
-------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:     954-847-2283 
-------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLSSAFIDFISEDU

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 03, 2015 11:40 ET (15:40 GMT)