Mears Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5321K)
September 22 2016 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMER TIDMSDR
RNS Number : 5321K
Mears Group PLC
22 September 2016
For filings with the FCA
include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude
the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or Mears Group plc
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached:
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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
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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 Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency
specify): Directive II Regulation
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3. Full name of person(s) Schroders plc
subject to the
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Schroders plc & Schroder Investment
(if different from 3.): Management Limited
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5. Date of the transaction 19.09.16
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer 21.09.16
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Above 5%
crossed or
reached:
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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
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
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary Below Below
GB0005630420 5% 5% 6,268,075 N/A 6,239,875 N/A 6.086%
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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
Period may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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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
instrument period refers to
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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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6,239,875 6.086%
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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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Schroder Investment Management Limited 6,239,875 6.086%
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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The shares referred to in
13. Additional information: section 9 are held in portfolios
managed by those firms on
a discretionary basis for
clients under investment
management agreements. This
disclosure has been calculated
based on issue share capital
amount 102,526,212.
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14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 658 6000
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