Holding(s) in Company
January 21 2009 - 11:26AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMABU
RNS Number : 0385M
Abacus Group PLC
21 January 2009
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Abacus Group plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may | |
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | |
| voting rights are attached | |
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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 to | Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited in |
| notification obligation: | its capacity as trustee of the |
| | Abacus Group Employee Benefit Trust |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | TD Waterhouse Nominees (Europe) |
| different from 3): | Limited - acting as custodian |
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on | 20 January 2009 |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 January 2009 |
| | |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | +/- 1% movement in shares held |
| reached: | above 3% threshold |
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| 8: Notified Details |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| |
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| Class/type | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| of shares | to the triggering | |
| If | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| use ISIN | | |
| code | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | Percentage of |
| | of | of | of | rights | voting rights |
| | shares | voting | shares | | |
| | | rights | | | |
+ + + + +----------------------+---------------------+
| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| GB0000305796 | 431,486 | 431,486 | 3,655,663 | 3,655,663 | | 4.76% | |
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+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+---------------+
| B: Financial Instruments |
| |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | No. of voting | Percentage of |
| financial | date | conversion | rights that | voting rights |
| instrument | | period/date | may be | |
| | | | acquired (if | |
| | | | the | |
| | | | instrument | |
| | | | exercised/converted) | |
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| | | | | |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+---------------+
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| Total (A+B) |
| |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 3,655,663 | 4.76% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or |
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| |
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| 10. Name of 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: | It is our normal practice to abstain |
| | from voting in relation to our |
| | holding |
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| 14 Contact name: | Patrick Jones |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01534 818390 |
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