Acal PLC Holding(s) in Company (7830A)
December 29 2014 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMACL
RNS Number : 7830A
Acal PLC
29 December 2014
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
(i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the ACAL PLC
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) subject HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
to the notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(if different from 3.): (iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date 22 DECEMBER 2014
on which the threshold is crossed
or reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 DECEMBER 2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: (vi, vii) 19%
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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 triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB0000055888 11,982,750 11,982,750 11,969,870 11,969,870 18.9850%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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.
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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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(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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11,969,870 18.9850%
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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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11,800,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough
Funds Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investment
on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of
other discretionary clients.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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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: David Clueit
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15. Contact telephone number: 01253 754739
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