1 Dec 2015 10:22
CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyCHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, December 1
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | |||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Charles Taylor PLC | ||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | No | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of 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): Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive | Yes | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Chase Nominees Limited | ||
| 5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | N/A - Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30th November 2015 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive | ||
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of sharesIf possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | Percentage of voting rights |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise Price | Expiration date | Exercise / conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 3,991,508 | 6.012% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.828%)Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (5.184%)Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC is wholly owned by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9.Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies. |
| 14 Contact name: | Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group |
| 15. Contact telephone name: | +44 (0) 1793 363 135 |