Last checked at 19 Apr 2013 09:23
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Chesnara plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
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:
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| See additional information under 13 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 16 April 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 18 April 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above the threshold of 12% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00B00F | 12,741,529 | 12,741,529 | 0 | 0 | 14,829,266 | 0.000% | 12.912% |
PT80 | |||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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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 |
14,829,266 | 12.912% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. |
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:
| Registered Owner
Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 1,545,904 State Street Nominees Limited A/c XC7N 1,008,151 HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c 683182 376,041 Littedown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA01 2,030,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 3,928 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 750,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 4,593,646 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 4,530,000 |
14. Contact name:
| Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group |
15. Contact telephone number:
| +44 (0) 1793 363 751 |