11 May 2015 15:30
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: |
Man Group plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
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): | Delta variation on listed warrants and OTC options | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Société Générale SA (SG SA) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 8 May 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 11 May 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 10% |
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 | |||
GB00B83VD954 | 8,201,369 | 8,201,369 | 6,125,844 | 6,125,844 | 1,827,967 | 0.11% | 0.36% |
Ordinary shares |
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 | |||||||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,761,309 | 0.58% | 0.57% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,746,037 | 0.58% | 0.57% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,149,614 | 0.58% | 0.53% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,106,082 | 0.58% | 0.53% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,780,893 | 0.58% | 0.45% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,695,582 | 0.58% | 0.45% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,067,346 | 0.58% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,005,909 | 0.58% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,428,377 | 0.29% | 0.20% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,403,383 | 0.29% | 0.20% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,997,913 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,997,911 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,972,207 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,968,988 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,634,861 | 0.29% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,598,184 | 0.29% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 2,059,212 | 0.29% | 0.12% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 1,925,155 | 0.29% | 0.11% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,755,665 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,694,041 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,727,346 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,696,377 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,433,880 | 0.56% | 0.55% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,106,082 | 0.58% | 0.53% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,687,502 | 0.58% | 0.45% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,004,407 | 0.58% | 0.29% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,403,063 | 0.29% | 0.20% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,997,911 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,968,988 | 0.29% | 0.29% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,596,345 | 0.29% | 0.27% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 1,924,192 | 0.29% | 0.11% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,694,041 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,693,747 | 0.29% | 0.10% | ||||
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
172,636,361 | 10.03% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
As Société Générale Acceptance (SGA) individually holds more that 3%, please find below the details of its holding: - Voting rights attached to shares: 0 voting rights representing 0.00%; - Voting rights attached to derivatives (OTC call-options): 55,334,743 voting rights representing 3.21%; Total: 55,334,743 voting rights representing 3.21%.
As Société Générale Option Europe (SGOE) individually holds more that 3%, please find below the details of its holding: - Voting rights attached to shares: 327,967 voting rights representing 0.02%; - Voting rights attached to derivatives (listed call warrants): 54,510,158 voting rights representing 3.17%; Total: 54,838,125 voting rights representing 3.18%.
Newedge
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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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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
| Rachel Rowson |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 7144 1732 |