23 Mar 2017 17:25
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 | Finsbury Food Group 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 | ||||
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 | Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary clients of the Ruffer Group) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 21 March 2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 March 2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 15% to 16% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0009186429 |
20,543,686
|
20,543,686
|
20,925,616
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20,925,616
| - | 16% | - | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
20,925,616 | 16% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 20,925,616 shares (16% of the voting rights) of Finsbury Food Group Plc, which are held by the discretionary clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which is all controlled by Ruffer LLP). This change from 15% to 16% is due to the purchase of 381,930 shares on 21 March 2017. | |
14. Contact name: | Louise Stanway | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7963 8146 | |