TIDMACL

RNS Number : 3352H

Acal PLC

12 March 2015

 
 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        11 MARCH 2015 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:          12 MARCH 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                             18% 
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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 
----------  -----  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                              Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)     (xii) 
----------  -----  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 GB0000055888       11,538,350   11,538,350            11,288,350            11,288,350            17.9040% 
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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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 11,288,350                17.9040% 
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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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 11,200,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough 
  Fund Mangers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments 
  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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