21 Dec 2016 17:21
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: |
Ranger Direct Lending Fund 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 | X | ||||||||
Other (please specify): | |||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Bank of Montreal | ||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See Box 9 below | ||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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16 December 2016 | ||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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21 December 2016 | ||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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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 | |||||
GB00BW4NPD65
| 1,881,662 | 12.67% | 1,881,662 | - | 1,881,662 | - | 11.43% | ||
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 |
1,881,662 | 11.43% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||
Bank of Montreal is the parent company of the BMO Financial Group. The following controlled undertakings each hold voting rights of 3% or more of the issuer. All controlled undertaking(s) as detailed are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Bank of Montreal. Controlled undertakings can exercise voting rights independently.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of 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:
| Based on TVR of 16,459,691as confirmed by company's announcement on 16/12/2016 |
14 Contact name:
| Ding Wang, Bank of Montreal |
15. Contact telephone name:
| 020 7011 5180 |