Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC Holding(s) in Company (4697G)
November 20 2015 - 7:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMALY
RNS Number : 4697G
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
20 November 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Laura Ashley Holdings 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 Yes
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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) Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary
subject to the clients of the Ruffer Group)
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction 18 November 2015
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 19 November 2015
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Below 5% to 5%
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 % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB0000533728 36,377,240 36,477,240 - 5% -
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36,377,240 36,477,240
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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 Conversion rights that rights
(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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36,477,240 5%
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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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N/A
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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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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Ruffer LLP now controls the
13. Additional information: voting rights over 36,477,240
shares (5% of the voting
rights) of Laura Ashley Holdings
plc, which are held by the
discretionary clients of
Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries
(the voting of which is all
controlled by Ruffer LLP).
This change from below 5%
to 5% is due to the purchase
of 100,000 shares on 18 November
2015.
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14. Contact name: Louise Stanway
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7963 8146
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