20 May 2016 14:24
CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyCHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, May 20
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Charles Taylor plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder:Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav2,574,533Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V.5,444,133 | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 19 May 2016 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 May 2016 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 12% at Combined Indirect Interest Level | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares | 8,036,951 | 8,036,951 | 8,018,666 | NIHIL | 8,018,666 | NIHIL | 11.98% | |||||||||
| GB0001883718 | ||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 8,018,666 | 11.98% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled undertakings:Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.: | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See section 4 | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of66,929,823 (20 May 2016) | |
| 14. Contact name: | Kasper Cimmermans, Delta Lloyd Asset Management | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +31 (0)20 594 34 97 | |