8 Oct 2014 16:15
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:
XPLORER PLC
2 Reason for the notification (delete as appropriate):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC:
RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
RATHBONES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
01/10/2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
02/10/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | |
GB00B8VWXF68 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
GB00B8VWXF68 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each | N/A | N/A | 997,375 | N/A | 8.06% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
997,375 | 8.06% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 6.392%
RATHBONES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD 1.666%
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:
TOTAL SHARES IN ISSUE USED AS DENOMINATOR IS 12,375,100
14. Contact name:
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7399 0000
Rathbone (RAT)
XPL.L (XPL)