Last checked at 24 Dec 2012 09:43
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
Character Group Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (NO)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)
Other (please specify): (NO)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Vanshap Capital Value Fund, LP (acting through its general partner Vanshap Capital GP, LLC)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):
21 December 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 December 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting Rights | |
GB0008976119 | 1,112,889 | 4.91% |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) | % of voting rights (x) | ||
Direct | Direct (xi) | Indirect (xii) | Direct | Indirect | |
GB0008976119 | 1,162,889 | 1,162,889 | 0 | 5.14% | 0 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments(xv), (xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date (xvii) | Exercise/Conversion period (xviii) | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights (xix), (xx)
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N/A |
| Nominal | Delta | |||
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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
1,162,889 | 5.14% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
David Shapiro
15. Contact telephone number:
+1 571 933 6952