TIDMFEVR TIDMLLOY

RNS Number : 5257J

Fevertree Drinks PLC

07 April 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Fevertree Drinks plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                           Lloyds Banking Group plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                 See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      2 April 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         7 April 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                         Below 6% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number          Number of voting            % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares       rights                      rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 ORD 
 GBP0.0025      11,912,973       11,912,973       5,956,489       5,956,489                   5.169% 
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 GB00BRJ9BJ26 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                        Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                       rights that                   rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion         rights instrument             rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period             refers to                     xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,956,489                                          5.169% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   5,301,273 shares (4.600%) for and on behalf of LDC II 
   LP and registered in the name of LDC (Nominees) Limited 
   are under the control of LDC (Managers) Limited, a wholly 
   owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) 
   Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank plc, 
   a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. 
 
   595,649 shares (0.517%) for and on behalf of LDC Equity 
   II LP and registered in the name of LDC (Nominees) Limited 
   are under the control of LDC (Managers) Limited, a wholly 
   owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) 
   Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank plc, 
   a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. 
 
   59,565 shares (0.052%) for and on behalf of LDC Parallel 
   II LP and registered in the name of LDC Parallel (Nominees) 
   Limited are under the control of LDC (Managers) Limited, 
   a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Development Capital 
   (Holdings) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds 
   Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking 
   Group plc. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                              N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                          N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                        N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                            Notification using the Total 
  13. Additional information:                                Voting Rights figure of 115,240,896 
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 14. Contact name:                                          Darren Hemsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                              0113 235 7676 
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