8 Jul 2016 17:20
BODYCOTE PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyBODYCOTE PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, July 8
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Bodycote 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 the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 7 July, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 8 July, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||||
| GB00B3FLWH99 | 9,451,150 | 9,451,150 | N/A | N/A | 9,642,008 | N/A | 5.03% | |||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | 1,166,742 | 0.60% | ||||||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||||||
| CFD | 2,956,177 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.54% | 1.54% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13,764,927 | 7.18% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Bodycote plc | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Contact name: | U. Ball, Group Company Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)1625 505300 | |||||||||||||||||||
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